Mum's the Word: The Truth About Motherhood

Thirty-four women.
Thirty-four mothers.
Thirty-four extraordinary true life tales.
Ireland's top women writers shair their real life experiences!

Thought-provoking, shocking, funny and searingly honest, some of Ireland's finest female writers have poured their hearts onto the page in this astonishing collection.

With incredible takes of motherhood by Cathy Kelly (Children is a Language), Anne Enright (Birth), Julie Parsons ('And, I Love You'), Sinead Moriarty (Take Two), Kate Thompson (Letting Go), Denise Deegan (Who Is Going to Look After It?), Kate Holmquist (A Good Daughter), and Marita Conlon-McKenna (The Real Mummy), and so many more, this ode to motherhood is a stunning testament to the modern day mother-child bond.

Including an introduction by Today FM's Jenny Kelly and Mairead Farrell, and an essay by the winner of the Ireland AM/Mothercare writing competition, this book will make you laugh, cry, and most of all, understand the true meaning of motherhood.

(The authors have kindly donated 100% of their royalties to cystic fibrosis research at the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght).