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The Illustrated Mum

Jacqueline Wilson

Paperback | Pages: 224 pages

Rating: 3.78 | 13094 Users | 399 Reviews

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Title	:	The Illustrated Mum
Author	:	Jacqueline Wilson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 224 pages
Published	:	March 2nd 2000 by Yearling (first published 1999)
Categories	:	Childrens. Fiction

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Marigold loves her daughters a lot. But she loves herself far more. She sees them as children to be formed in her own egotistical image to reflect what she wants the world to think of her. She has one adoring child and one who is beginning to want her own life and not want to look after her mother anymore. Both desperately seek an adequate parent instead of some weird 'best friend' and put their hope in absent and previously unknown fathers.

The mother predictably has a breakdown, predictably over a man, and the daughters, predictably find that fathers just aren't people you can rely on either. But they have each other and back they go into their old life of looking after mum again.

I enjoyed this book, I enjoyed the film too. I wonder what my perspective on it would have been if I'd been between 10 and 15, the target audience? Probably I would have adored the hippie mother rather than despised her selfishness and thought what good kids the daughters were enabling her to behave so badly and dress so well. And just as the author intended I too wouldn't have been able to see the possibly of help that didn't involve losing their ditsy mother. Hindsight is easy, especially with books.

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Original Title:	The Illustrated Mum
ISBN:	0440863686 (ISBN13: 9780440863687)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2000)

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Ratings: 3.78 From 13094 Users | 399 Reviews

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This is possibly one of my very favourite Wilson books. Like most of her books, I read it many times as a child. Looking back as an adult, it's clear the mother is living with some form of mental illness, most likely bipolar disorder. As a child reading this, and from the perspective of the child from which this book is written, all you understand is that Mum is quite impulsive and a little bit weird. She isn't like a normal mum, there's often little money to buy the things the two daughters

Marigold loves her daughters a lot. But she loves herself far more. She sees them as children to be formed in her own egotistical image to reflect what she wants the world to think of her. She has one adoring child and one who is beginning to want her own life and not want to look after her mother anymore. Both desperately seek an adequate parent instead of some weird 'best friend' and put their hope in absent and previously unknown fathers. The mother predictably has a breakdown, predictably

The Illustrated Mum follows the life of a young girl called Dolphin who lives with her older sister Star and mother Marigold who is currently suffering with mental health issues.I actually enjoyed this book a lot more than I was expecting to but I think that is just a testament to how good Jacqueline Wilsons' writing is.I began to care for all three characters really early on and I really wanted a happy ending for Dolphin.I liked Dolphin's friendship with Oliver and it was good to see that she

I'm pretty stunned by the middling rating for this book. Sure, it's a little dated: we don't say "manic depressive" anymore and nor do many of us still see tattoos as particularly shocking (though I can say from experience that being covered in them oftentimes begets loud and unsavoury opinions from strangers). But there's an earnest, powerfully lovable tone to Dolphin's voice, as she struggles so hard to be seen, and later to survive as her life at home spirals completely out of control. She is

First up, I loved the title. I was tickled pink by this fresh badge for a heavily-tattooed individual. It immediately flooded my mind with images of a lean young woman whose pale skin was totally blanketed by inked crosses, cryptic motifs and a host of Celtic symbols.And the story itself floods you with a bucket load of emotion.Its a tale of Marigold; a free-spirited, auburn-haired, rocker-vibe infused, covered-with-tattoos single mother. She has two young daughters Star and Dolphin, both from

So, the story in a nutshell, follows Dolphin (yep, thats her name), and her sister Star (which is a name that doesnt actually seem that bizarre in comparison to some children Ive met) who live with their mother Marigold who is clearly suffering from some sort of manic depression throughout the story. Stars Dad Micky comes on to the scene and whisks Star (who is the parental figure to both Dolphin and her mum, Marigold) away, leaving Dolphin dealing her poorly mum as well as school bullies and

Read as part of The Infinite Variety Reading Challenge, based on the BBC's Big Read Poll of 2003.This was much better. Probably because it is "for older readers" but more on why that's a load of bollocks later. Darker, and not at all twee, so definitely better all round. Full review to follow.Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest | Shop | Etsy