Set in rural Wales, Happy Families shines a tender, funny and heartwarming light on the lives of three generations of a Chinese immigrant family. When was the last time you paid much attention to the person behind the counter of your local Chinese takeaway? Amy is thirty-four and has just given up
Happy Families
โ Scribed by Fraser, Janey
- Book ID
- 109706654
- Publisher
- Random House
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 312 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781448151219
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โฆ Synopsis
Bobbie's children never listen to a word she says. Even worse, her mother has a new boyfriend: the notorious child expert Dr Know, who dishes out hard-line advice to the nation. Could parenting classes control her kids - and save her marriage?
Andy's wife is due to run a Perfect Parents course at the local school. But when she scarpers, he's left to look after their two teenage daughters - and face his own childhood demons.
Vanessa has found love, second-time round. But one night, six-year-old Sunshine is deposited on her doorstep with a message from Vanessa's estranged daughter, 'Please look after her'. This time she's determined to get it right.
Can Bobbie, Andy and Vanessa really learn the secret of raising a happy family?
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