Product Description

Dear Claire, I had a stressful weekend. It would be nice to come home and not be made to feel guilty. I hope school was interesting. There's some of the chicken (which was very good, by the way) left over. See you for breakfast. I want to talk to you about something. Mom

Beautifully told through notes left on their kitchen fridge, this is an intimate portrait of the relationship between a hard-working mother and her teenage daughter.

Stunningly sad but ultimately uplifting, it is about being a 'good mother' or a 'good daughter', and is a reminder of how much can be said in so few words, if only we made the time to say them.

'Very original and touching' Joanne Harris

'I loved it. It made me cry' Geri Halliwell

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #166769 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Review
Guaranteed to make you cry. --Sunday Express

About the Author

Alice Kuipers was born in London in 1979. She studied at Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan Universities. In 2003, she moved to Saskatoon, Canada, where she now lives.

Customer Reviews

Very Moving
A very different way of writing a book, but a very clear message underneath the surface. (For Women) Hope you don't have mascara on because you will definetly have tiny tears. A quick read but in a good way, Enjoy!

Beautifully written and unforgettable
This is the saddest but also most uplifting book I have read in some time. The writing is spare but incredibly powerful. It's about a busy doctor and her 15-year-old daughter who don't make enough time for each other, but what they don't know is that time is running out on them. I read it, cried, reread it, and cried again. I would absolutely recommend this as a present for any woman in your life -- grandma, mother, daughter, sister or friends -- as it is heartfelt and thought-provoking without being overly sentimental. And the cover is exquisitely beautiful.

Emotional
I wasn't sure I was going to like the note style of writing but it was actually very easy to read. Because you can read the book in 20 minutes it almost doesn't feel like a 'proper' book. However it has both a story and characters who I found engaging.

It gives an insight into a relationship between a mother and her 15 year old daughter, not just a glimpse of their everyday lives but their worries and concerns when the mother has a health scare. The author captures the confusing and conflicting emotions both of them experience and although short, it's to the point and gets across what I feel was intended; Not only to appreciate and enjoy those we sometimes take for granted but also to communicate with each other. That doesn't mean just telling someone we love them but appreciating that we need to share our happiness and our inner worries with them too sometimes.

It made me cry (I think you'd have to be made of stone not to be moved by it), but maybe the last couple of pages were over too quickly because I would have liked to have felt more uplifted by it.