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''Honest and beautifully written'' Woman & Home

The heartwarming classic about love and family from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Love, Iris will make you both laugh and cry.

_________

How would you say goodbye to those you love most in the world?


it''s time for Barbara to say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? And how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do?

There''s commitment-phobic Lisa. Brittle, unhappily married Jennifer. Free-spirited traveller Amanda. And teenage Hannah, stumbling her way towards adulthood.

Barbara''s answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams and secrets she couldn''t always say.

These words will touch the girls in different - sometimes shocking - ways, unlocking emotions and passions to set them on their own journey of discovery through

Trade Review
Enchantingly clever. I cried, I laughed, I couldn't put it down -- Penny Vincenzi
Her stories strike a genuine chord . . . an irresistible comfort read * Glamour *
Honest and beautifully written * Woman & Home *
It would be a hard heart indeed that remained unmoved . . . the tender feelings Noble engenders in her readers are to be cherished * Daily Express *
Incredibly thought-provoking and poignant * Sun *
This powerful tale packs an emotional punch * Closer *
An emotional rollercoaster * Now *
A journey through emotionally-charged mother-daughter territory . . . it may just kickstart the practice of letter-writing again * Good Housekeeping *
Praise for Elizabeth Noble * - *
Noble is the mistress of the tearjerking message of love * Express *
A wonderfully well-written book, full of emotion * Daily Mail *
Deliciously readable * Times *
Impossible to finish without tears streaming down your face * Daily Express *
Honest and beautifully written * Woman & Home *
Witty, affectionate and unashamedly tear-jerking * Red *
Witty, pacy and immediately engaging * Glamour *
So fluid, the pages turn themselves * Daily Mirror *
Tissues are essential. You'll ricochet between delicately watering eyes at the romance of it all and howling sobs at the unbearable tendernes * Heat *

Things I Want My Daughters to Know

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 04/09/2008
    ISBN13: 9780141030012, 978-0141030012
    ISBN10: 0141030011
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    ''Honest and beautifully written'' Woman & Home

    The heartwarming classic about love and family from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Love, Iris will make you both laugh and cry.

    _________

    How would you say goodbye to those you love most in the world?


    it''s time for Barbara to say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? And how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do?

    There''s commitment-phobic Lisa. Brittle, unhappily married Jennifer. Free-spirited traveller Amanda. And teenage Hannah, stumbling her way towards adulthood.

    Barbara''s answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams and secrets she couldn''t always say.

    These words will touch the girls in different - sometimes shocking - ways, unlocking emotions and passions to set them on their own journey of discovery through

    Trade Review
    Enchantingly clever. I cried, I laughed, I couldn't put it down -- Penny Vincenzi
    Her stories strike a genuine chord . . . an irresistible comfort read * Glamour *
    Honest and beautifully written * Woman & Home *
    It would be a hard heart indeed that remained unmoved . . . the tender feelings Noble engenders in her readers are to be cherished * Daily Express *
    Incredibly thought-provoking and poignant * Sun *
    This powerful tale packs an emotional punch * Closer *
    An emotional rollercoaster * Now *
    A journey through emotionally-charged mother-daughter territory . . . it may just kickstart the practice of letter-writing again * Good Housekeeping *
    Praise for Elizabeth Noble * - *
    Noble is the mistress of the tearjerking message of love * Express *
    A wonderfully well-written book, full of emotion * Daily Mail *
    Deliciously readable * Times *
    Impossible to finish without tears streaming down your face * Daily Express *
    Honest and beautifully written * Woman & Home *
    Witty, affectionate and unashamedly tear-jerking * Red *
    Witty, pacy and immediately engaging * Glamour *
    So fluid, the pages turn themselves * Daily Mirror *
    Tissues are essential. You'll ricochet between delicately watering eyes at the romance of it all and howling sobs at the unbearable tendernes * Heat *

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