Sarah Webb ed.

Thought provoking, shocking, funny, sad, and searingly honest, thirty three of Ireland’s top women writers have opened poured their hearts onto the page in this astonishing and eye opening collection.

Cathy Kelly writes about her life changing visit to Africa in ‘Children is a Language’; Sinead Moriarty tells the truth about second pregnancies; Anne Dunlop lifts the lids on Glammy Grannys and Anne Marie Forrest tells the the heart breaking story of baby Darragh who died in her arms.

Booker Prize Winner Anne Enright gives an extraordinary and poignant account of the birth of her baby girl in ‘Birth’; and new voice, Vanessa O’Loughlin tells the heart stopping tale of one mother’s dash to save her daughter’s life in ‘Every Second Counts’.

And, the final addition to this momentous collection will be the winner of the Ireland AM/Mothercare writing competition which will run over the summer of 2007 on TV3.

Thirty-four women, thirty-four extraordinary true life tales.

'Each story has something unique to impart'  Irish Mail on Sunday

'A must have read for mothers during nap time…love, longing and loss – it’s all here'  The Sunday Tribune 

The authors have kindly donated 100% of their royalties to Cystic Fibrosis research at The National Children’s Hospital in Tallaght.

Mum’s the Word is sponsored by Mothercare.

The National Children’s Hospital, Tallaght was established in 1821 as Irelands first Children’s Hospital. Originally based in Harcourt Street the hospital moved to its new location in Tallaght in 1998. The National Children’s Hospital cares for over 65,000 babies, children and adolescents from all over Ireland. It is also a centre for extensive research into children’s health and related diseases and a major teaching resource for doctors and nurses wishing to specialise in paediatric care.

The authors of Mum's The Word have kindly donated 100% of their royalties to Cystic Fibrosis research at The National Children’s Hospital, Tallaght.

Matron Maura Connolly comments ‘When you buy this book be assured not only of an excellent read but you are helping children from all over Ireland to better hospital care and a more positive experience of hospital for them and their parents’

More information about Mum's the Word can be found at www.thenationalchildrenshospital.ie/mums

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ISBN: 9781905494743; B PB; 250 pp; September 2007