Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
244 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
Note |
"Whether nice or nasty, bossy, timid, disappointed or eccentric, an aunt offers her brood of nieces and nephews another angle on the world and another insight into it."--Provided by the publisher. |
Contents |
A short history of the aunt -- Mothering aunts -- Heroic aunts -- X-rated aunts -- Brand-name aunts -- Exotic and eccentric aunts -- Damned bad aunts -- Literary aunts -- Fairy tale aunts -- Honorary aunties -- The good aunt guide -- Epilogue: Aunt Janet -- Acknowledgments. |
Subject |
Aunts -- Anecdotes.
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Aunts in literature.
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Aunts -- Family relationships.
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Added Author |
Brophy, Beth.
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ISBN |
9780446580748 |
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0446580740 |
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