I'm just a teenage punchbag
Clune, Jackie2021
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Ciara is mother to three ungrateful, entitled teenagers, is married to steady Martin, a man with hairy udders, and is grieving for her mum who now lives in the wardrobe in a cardboard box from the crematorium. She finds solace in her anonymous blog, and in the daily chats she has with her mum's ashes (often the best conversations she has all day.)Despite the menopause, the invisibility of middle age and the daily self-esteem bashings, courtesy of her kids, Ciara manages to navigate the stormy waters of grief and family life - until her mask slips and she is cast out from the family bosom. She embarks on a mission to fulfil her mum's dying wishes to have her remains sprinkled from the top of the Empire State Building, finding company, distraction and - ultimately - herself in the process.
Main title:
I'm just a teenage punchbag / Jackie Clune.
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Imprint:
London : Coronet, 2021.
Collation:
304 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781529382457 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
General FictionModern & contemporary fictionLanguage: history & general worksRevolutionary groups & movementsFamily & relationships: advice & issuesDating, relationships, living together & marriage: adviceSeparation & divorce: advice & issuesIntergenerational relationships: advice & issuesAssertiveness, motivation & self-esteemFood & drink: Spirits & cocktailsGambling: theories & methodsFiction: general & literaryContemporary lifestyle fictionFamily life fictionAbnormal psychologyPalliative medicineReligious intolerance, persecution & conflictCoping with illness & specific conditionsCoping with drug & alcohol problemsCoping with death & bereavementTeenagers: advice for parentsPsychic powers & psychic phenomenaHandicrafts, decorative arts & craftsCats as petsAlzheimer's & dementiaCoping with ageingClairvoyance & precognitionAge groups: adultsIntended specifically for women and/or girlsRelating to ethnic minorities & groups
BRN:
1292210