You Be Mother

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I enjoyed ‘Sorrow and Bliss‘ but this book by Meg Mason was disappointing. Such one demensional characters. A despairing young mother, a piece of shit father, a nasty MiL and a coward of a FiL. All so predictable.
Neighbour Phil, a just widowed woman, makes up for this but her character didn‘t really make sense either.

And yet I wanted to know the ending. It had some good points but was overall too predictable as well.

Cathythoughts Oh dear ! I enjoyed Sorrow and Bliss too. 1mo

BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts Maybe you‘ll like this one too. I saw many good reviews but I didn‘t enjoy it at all. 1mo

sarahbarnes Unstacking 😁 1mo

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes Yes, don‘t bother! 1mo

youneverarrived I liked this for the most part but it did drag on at times. I love your review though 😂 1mo

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You Be Mother | Meg Mason

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This was absolutely brilliant. Where are my dysfunctional family fiction fans? We‘ve got multiple funky families in this one and I LOVED it. @AmyG @Chelsea.Poole #readyourkindle
Side note: I bought two Nancy Mitford books whilst reading this, because she‘s mentioned often 😂♥️

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BarbaraBB Great recommendation! Stacking! 1y

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CBee @BarbaraBB I absolutely loved it. And this is her first novel! I liked Sorrow and Bliss but this just blew that out of the water IMO. 1y

CBee @CarolynM I read so many Australian expressions in this book - I felt like I needed a tutor 😂😂 1y

AmyG Ooooooo thank you, my friend. Just got the ebook. (edited) 1y

CarolynM You can always ask. I'm sure all the Australian Littens would be happy to help😀 Apart from anything else, I'm always fascinated by the cultural differences. 1y

CarolynM And the Nancy Mitfords are wonderful. Enjoy! 1y

CBee @CarolynM some memorable ones are “zizz” and “wattle.” I looked them up 😊 Also “fossick” and “stoush.” 1y

CBee @CarolynM oh, so good to hear! I can‘t wait to read them. One of the characters in this book named her daughter Sadie after Aunt Sadie 😊 1y

CBee @AmyG I really hope you like it!! 1y

BarbaraBB Such a recommendation! now I MUST find a cheap copy 😉 1y

CBee @BarbaraBB I hope you love it! 1y

Chelsea.Poole Ok, convinced! Stacked! 1y

sarahbarnes Wow! I really liked Sorrow and Bliss. Now I want to read this! 1y

CBee @sarahbarnes this one is very different from Sorrow - more lighthearted in parts, but still pretty heavy? Not sure that makes sense 😂 She writes her characters so well. I hope if you read it, that you love it! 1y

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You Be Mother | Meg Mason

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I liked this book about Abi, who becomes pregnant at a young age and moves to Australia to be with her boyfriend (who is actually infuriating for most of the book but realistically written), and who is befriended by Phil, an older woman, and a lovely but complex friendship ensues. It dragged on a bit in places and the ending was very neatly tied up but a charming read all the same.

This was my #tbrtarot from last month @CBee

CBee Awesome! I really liked Sorrow and Bliss. 2y

BarbaraBB Echoing @CBee ! 2y

squirrelbrain Not as good as Sorrow and Bliss (which is a hard act to follow!) but I really liked it too. 2y

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youneverarrived @CBee @BarbaraBB they‘re quite different but both very character driven; she writes characters so well! 2y

youneverarrived @squirrelbrain Sorrow and Bliss felt more of a ‘complete‘ novel - this was a bit more meandering I think, although I still slightly liked it better 2y

BarbaraBB Thanks, I am excited to read this one too! 2y

CBee @BarbaraBB ♥️♥️ 2y

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