Author:Nina Shandler
'Where are you going dressed like that?'; 'I never did that at your age'; 'You were such a lovely baby.'; 'Where did I go wrong?'Ring any bells? If you've ever been exposed to the teenage maelstrom of hormones, angst, fear and anger you'll recognise the sentiments. But what about the mothers? Who helps them to help themselves, and their daughters? For the first time, mothers talk with humour, pathos, candour, insight and, ultimately, optimism about rejection and separation, love and sex, drugs, alcohol, menstruation and the mother-daughter bond. From the mother of the author of the American bestseller Ophelia Speaks, Ophelia's Mum draws on the feelings and uncertainties of hundreds of mothers to show that you're not crazy, and you're certainly not alone in your frustration, confusion and exhilaration over raising an adolescent daughter.
Straight-talking
—— Sunday TimesMiracles are her business
—— Jodie FosterShe achieves what, to hard-pressed parents, seem like miracles
—— Mail on SundayWith style and wit Jean Carper has assembled all the simple things that people can do to delay the onset of age-related memory loss, an idea that may sound revolutionary to some, but is all research-based. My advice is simple: Read this book!
—— Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown Medical SchoolFantastic... a darkly witty guide through the birthing hut
—— New York MagazineTired all the time? Fed up arguing about chores? Spousonomics says applying some economic rules will transform your relationship...according to the authors, [using] economic theories can be a powerful tool to making your marriage successful.
—— Daily MailA brilliant and innovative book.
—— A. J. Jacobs, author of The Know-it-AllPractical, compelling and hilarious
—— Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness ProjectFrank, funny, insightful and disconcertingly apt, this book transposes the laws and theories of economics onto emotional relationships with daring but effective aplomb.
—— Easy Living MagazineJane Shilling is an excellent writer...this is detailed, personal and memorable
—— William Leith , Evening StandardThe essay form, with its drifts and lurches, suits Shilling's purposes perfectly as she catalogues her experience of middle-ages confusion and loss... all with detail, nuance, enthusiasm and care
—— Ian Sansom , GuardianThe usual stereotypes about grumpy old women are jettisoned in favour of ironic and nuanced observations about sexuality, identity and death in this crisply written memoir about middle age
—— Benjamin Evans , Daily TelegraphAn honest midlife memoir of ageing, false expectations and unrealised dreams
—— Michael Binyon , The TimesDetailed, personable and memorable
—— William Leith , ScotsmanHer story may not be unusual, but the elegance and range of her writing most certainly is. The journey is a delight
—— Daily TelegraphFans of this beautifully crafted, critically acclaimed memoir of middle-age might well take the view that it should be distributed free on the NHS to all women over 50... a penetrating analysis of the challenges and heartaches of life's middle phase
—— Katherine Whitbourn , Daily MailShilling casts a self-critical eye over the events that have shaped her life
—— Emma Hagestadt , Independent
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