Family Matters

Laughter and wisdom from the home front

Pat McDermott

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Allen & Unwin
22 October 2014

Humour; Biography - Australian

'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.

By: Pat McDermott
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 396g
ISBN: 9781760111762
ISBN 10: 1760111767
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 22 October 2014
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pat McDermott is a long-running journalist for the Australian Women's Weekly, and author of the weekly column, Family Matters.