Family Matters

Laughter and wisdom from the home front

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Family Matters by Pat McDermott, Allen & Unwin
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Pat McDermott ISBN: 9781743439180
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication: October 22, 2014
Imprint: Allen & Unwin Language: English
Author: Pat McDermott
ISBN: 9781743439180
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication: October 22, 2014
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Language: English

'Children between the ages of twelve and 25 find parents embarrassing 95 per cent of the time. Any younger and they're so uncritical they think you look good in swimmers. Any older and they drop in just long enough to leave their laundry and borrow 50. If you want to embarrass your kids you have to strike when they're teenagers.'

For 30 years, Pat McDermott's much-loved 'Family Matters' saga has unfolded on the last page of The Australian Women's Weekly. Her hilarious observations on her own family (five kids!) and their dramas, from toilet-training to weddings and beyond (grandchildren!), her long-suffering husband (MOTH, the Man of the House), an endless succession of beloved and badly behaved pets and just about every situation a couple or family can find themselves in, have kept readers amused and entertained every month since 1984.

Now these generations of readers can relive their favourite 'Family Matters' moments and new fans can be charmed by Pat's warm, laugh-out-loud anecdotes and confessions.

This is the perfect book for every imperfect family - a treasure trove of wisdom, love and laughter from one of Australia's most adored chroniclers of family life.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

'Children between the ages of twelve and 25 find parents embarrassing 95 per cent of the time. Any younger and they're so uncritical they think you look good in swimmers. Any older and they drop in just long enough to leave their laundry and borrow 50. If you want to embarrass your kids you have to strike when they're teenagers.'

For 30 years, Pat McDermott's much-loved 'Family Matters' saga has unfolded on the last page of The Australian Women's Weekly. Her hilarious observations on her own family (five kids!) and their dramas, from toilet-training to weddings and beyond (grandchildren!), her long-suffering husband (MOTH, the Man of the House), an endless succession of beloved and badly behaved pets and just about every situation a couple or family can find themselves in, have kept readers amused and entertained every month since 1984.

Now these generations of readers can relive their favourite 'Family Matters' moments and new fans can be charmed by Pat's warm, laugh-out-loud anecdotes and confessions.

This is the perfect book for every imperfect family - a treasure trove of wisdom, love and laughter from one of Australia's most adored chroniclers of family life.

More books from Allen & Unwin

Cover of the book Historical Thinking for History Teachers by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book Serenade for a Small Family by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book At the Beach by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book Planet Cake Celebrate by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book Hush, Little Bird by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book The World According to Y by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book Disreputable People by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book The Water Underneath by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book Freedom Ride by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book Tunnel Rats vs the Taliban by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book Kokoda Wallaby: Stan Bisset: the rugby international who became a Kokoda hero by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book The Simple Things by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book Tashi and the Golem by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book The Ink Bridge by Pat McDermott
Cover of the book The Mediterranean by Pat McDermott
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy