Mums the Word

Thought provoking, shocking, funny, sad, and searingly honest, thirty four of Ireland’s top women writers (and some new voices) have poured their hearts onto the page in this astonishing and eye-opening collection.

Cathy Kelly writes about her life changing visit to Africa in ‘Children is a Language’; Sinead Moriarty tells the truth about second pregnancies; Anne Dunlop lifts the lids on Glammy Grannys and Anne Marie Forrest tells the the heart breaking story of baby Darragh who died in her arms.

Anne Enright gives an extraordinary and poignant account of the birth of her baby girl in ‘Birth’; and new voice, Vanessa O’Loughlin tells the heart stopping tale of one mother’s dash to save her daughter’s life in ‘Every Second Counts’.

And, the final addition to this momentous collection will be the winner of the Ireland AM/Mothercare writing competition which ran over the summer of 2007 on TV3.

Thirty-four women, thirty-four extraordinary true life tales.

The authors and editor have kindly donated 100% of their royalties to Cystic Fibrosis research at The National Children’s Hospital in Tallaght.

And here’s the intro:

Introduction to Mum’s the Word - click here