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Apprenticed To My Mother – We Are Now Go!
The Blurb: When my father died in 2005, I assumed my mother would need more support and someone to help with decisions she previously shared with her husband. What I didn’t realise was the role she had in mind for me: … Continue reading →
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Tagged barbara le pard, family, humour, indie publishing, Memoir, new book
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Apprenticed to my Mother: the book
Regular readers will recognise the heading. Last year I decided to pull together a memoir of my time with my mother, post dad. I’ve now finished it and it’s in for editing. This post, like so many, comes with a request. Are there … Continue reading →
Posted in family, memoires
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Tagged apprenticed to my mother, barbara le pard, Memoir, mother, writing
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Mothered, not Smothered
This was due yesterday, mother’s day here in the UK, but for reasons of incompetence it never happened. Still, one day late is better than not at all…. My mother died in January 2010 after a short series of illnesses. Her … Continue reading →
