A Woman Of No Importance: A tenderly observed, ruthlessly honest and hilariously funny memoir about the...

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Kate Konopicky

A Woman Of No Importance

A tenderly observed, ruthlessly honest and hilariously funny memoir about the joys and horrors...

Kate Konopicky

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Vermilion
01 August 2005

Family & relationships

Now available in B format paperback, this book tells the inside story of what it is actually like to be the mother of a pre-school child

If there's one thing that everyone has an opinion about it's how to bring up a child - especially your child.

Kate Konopicky found herself an embattled mother, knowing that however hard she worked everything was wrong. If she went back to full-time employment she was neglecting her child.

If she stayed at home the child would be clingy and shy. So, she became a combination of teacher, nurse, nutritionist, psychologist, entertainer and mind reader.

She didn't get weekends off and never phoned in sick when she wanted a lie-in. The boss was illogical, demanding, incapable of undertaking the simplest task.

Yes, we've all had jobs like that but at least we got paid for them.

Kate Konopicky is an anarchic voice in the face of regimented parenting books.

With brilliant humour, she'll make you believe you're not a failure when your fairy cakes don't rise, and you'll slowly come to realise that you may not be perfect but that you are doing your best.

'A wildly irreverent look at the parenting game. This riotous look back over her first five years of motherhood will come as a relief to imperfect parents everywhere - in other words, to all parents.'

You Magazine

By: Kate Konopicky
Imprint: Vermilion
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 198g
ISBN: 9780091898649
ISBN 10: 0091898641
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 August 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kate Konopicky is a regular contributor to Junior magazine on child-related issues and she lives with her family in South Ealing, London

Reviews for A Woman Of No Importance: A tenderly observed, ruthlessly honest and hilariously funny memoir about the joys and horrors of motherhood

""'A wildly irreverent look at the parenting game. This riotous look back over her first five years of motherhood will come as a relief to imperfect parents everywhere - in other words, to all parents.' You Magazine""