The Complete Book of Aunts
Author | : Rupert Christiansen |
Publisher | : Twelve |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2008-12-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 0446553492 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780446553490 |
Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Complete Book of Aunts written by Rupert Christiansen and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all our blood relations, an aunt offers the most potential for uncomplicated friendship. The Complete Book of Aunts is an entertaining and touching exploration of aunts in all their guises and varieties, culled from real-life, literary and historical sources. Bewitching illustrations and anecdotes illuminate various aunt types: Bargain Aunts, Mothering Aunts, Damned Bad Aunts, and X-Rated Aunts. With stories and poems about famous or historical aunts, Christiansen and Brophy attempt to uncover what "aunt-ness" is.