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Wah!

Things I Never Told My Mother

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Pub Date 16 Jun 2022 | Archive Date 1 Jun 2022


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Description

Cynthia’s mother is dying.

Often.

Each time she is called from Scotland to her mother’s deathbed in San Rafael, Cynthia recalls hitchhiking to Mexico, living in a squat overseas, trainhopping with her brother, and all the other things she never told her mother.

Wonderfully witty and refreshingly candid, Wah! is an unflinching look at life in all its uncertain and messy glory.

Cynthia’s mother is dying.

Often.

Each time she is called from Scotland to her mother’s deathbed in San Rafael, Cynthia recalls hitchhiking to Mexico, living in a squat overseas, trainhopping with...


Advance Praise

'A delicious memoir.' -Patrick Gale

‘Encompasses all the different kinds of love.’ -Michel Faber

'A rich, lyrical text that will show the tears at the heart of things.' -Richard Holloway

'WAH! is as poignant as it is hilarious, and that is saying something. Everyone with a mother should read this book.’ -Louisa Young

'Witty, rich in revelation, and elegantly written.'  -Chris Stewart

'A memoir about joy in the shadow of grief, WAH! is both moving and funny, with a wonderfully light touch - completely charming' -Tim Dowling

'Witty, compassionate, playful, scarily honest.' -Andrew Greig

'Laugh-aloud funny, poignant, rude, wicked, shallow and profound. I haven’t enjoyed a book so much in ages.' -James Robertson

'Rogerson is especially good at portraying the tenderness and confusion of pain and loss, the complex tangle of feelings we have for our loved ones, and her wisecracks skewer even the bleakest moments.' -Lesley Glaister

'A selfie of a tearaway with a real writer in control of the chaos. A wonderful and courageous book.' - Bernard MacLaverty

'This sparkling memoir is a revelation.' -David Robinson

'A delicious memoir.' -Patrick Gale

‘Encompasses all the different kinds of love.’ -Michel Faber

'A rich, lyrical text that will show the tears at the heart of things.' -Richard Holloway

'WAH! is as...


Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781913207731
PRICE £9.99 (GBP)

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