The Bad Mother's Handbook is the story of a year in the lives of Charlotte, Karen, and Nan, none of whom can quite believe how things have turned out. Why is it all so difficult? Why do the most ridiculous mistakes have the most disastrous consequences? When are you too old to throw up in a flowerbed after too much vodka? When are you too young to be a mother? Both hilarious and wise, it is a clear-eyed look at motherhood - and childhood - in its many guises, from the moment the condom breaks to the moment you file for divorce or, more optimistically, from the moment you hear your baby's first cry to the moment you realize that there are as many sorts of mother as there are children, and that love sometimes is the most important thing of all.

Took this book out of the VBB and it has arrived today. Many thanks Teachie! It looks good and I'm looking forward to reading it. Many thanks also for the cute bookmark.

Happy Christmas and Happy Bookcrossing in 2007!!!!!!

I've now got a second copy of this book so I entered this one in the VBB and Cyzaki has chosen it. I'll be taking it along to the Uncon to pass on to her.

Thanks for the book, purplerosebud, it's one I've wanted to read for a while.

I really enjoyed this book. It's got a bit of everything in, from teenage pregnancy to child abuse to skeletons in the family closet, plus regular injections of humour care of a senile granny. It made me laugh in many places, and cry in a couple, and I think it sends a valuable message that whatever life throws at you it's your life so make the best of it (it generally turns out not too bad after all), and the grass isn't always greener on the other side.

Put back into the BCUK Extra VBB.

taken from the walthamstow meetup. i dont usually read what i call chick lit" but this particular book does look like it will be enjoyable.

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I found it lying in Inverness Train station. It's in Dingwall right now.

CAUGHT IN INVERNESS INVERNESS-SHIRE SCOTLEN

It was alright, not bad at all.

RELEASE NOTES:

Somewhere in the Mishnish Bar in Tobermory on Mull.