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Her Mother's Face (Hardcover)

by Roddy Doyle (Author), Freya Blackwood (Illustrator)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 40 pages
  • Publisher: Scholastic (3 Nov 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1407107070
  • ISBN-13: 978-1407107073
  • Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.6 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 439,912 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Siobhán missed her mother dearly. Ever since she had gone, she spent her days reminiscing about the time they spent together. She remembered her mother's voice singing and her mother's hands combing her hair, but no matter how hard Siobhán tried she could never see her mother's face... A touching and uplifiting story about love and loss.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, 9 Feb 2009
By Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Her Mother's Face (Hardcover)
This is an amazing story of a young girl learning to come to terms with her mother's death. Siobhan is like most little girls - she runs, and plays and has fun. But at ten she can no longer remember her mother's face; she is sad about this but cannot talk to her father, as he too is overcome with his grief. One day in the park she meets a strange lady, and the woman tells her to look in the mirror and she will see her mother there in her own face.

This is a magnificent book. Books written for children that deal with grief are either very good or very bad. This one is very good. Roddy Doyle tells a great story, and in the tradition of great Irish writers, he is a master storyteller and this is truly a masterpiece. The illustrations by Freya Blackwood are done in a simple understated style. Yet they bring a great depth to the story.

So pick it up and journey with Siobhan as she grows up and becomes a mother herself, yet always with the memory of her own mother. It is a good story to share with the children in your life, especially if they have lost someone close.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars worthy of heirloom status., 4 Feb 2009
By H. A. Bedford - See all my reviews
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The front of the book first attracted my attention, with it's soft image and colours. The story was unexpectedly reminiscent of my Mum who died 18 months ago. The Irish sayings, the wistful and thought provoking story - the beautiful illustrations.... it all brought back happy and sad memories for me, and for my daughter who I passed it on to. I will never send this book on to a charity shop, as there will always be room for it on my shelf - it's a treasure to be read over and over, and hopefully, when I one day have grandchildren, will become an important part of our storytelling regime. It's beautiful !!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book, 12 Oct 2009
By B. Bracken (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Her Mother's Face (Paperback)
I was recently given this book by a friend of mine on my Mam's anniversary. I found the book very touching and beautiful to read. It was a sad book but I particularly liked the message at the end of the book. A very nice book for anybody who has lost their mother.
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Siobhan was sad. She dearly missed her mother. She had wonderful memories of all the fun things she and her mother had done and the moments that they had shared together before... Read more
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