Review: Truly delightful - a hidden gem of a book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2013
I found this book a pleasure to read.  I really enjoyed “meeting” the author as I felt I knew her as I read this book.Anna Maslin, our fearless author, is 50 something and an accomplished professional.  She added foster children to the daily mix and the story is peppered with questions asked by her children as well as daily routines involving the children.The book opens with one of her children stating that they are trying for a baby- the outcome of course making the author a grandmother.As someone who is close in age to the author- I know exactly the feeling of the moment of going from being someone’s parent to also becoming someone’s grandparent.  The author’s comments on the topic made me chuckle knowingly – been there, done that.We often hear “Out of the mouth of babes….” and that applies in this book too.  The children offer us insight from a child’s perspective that is sometimes touching and sometimes comical.The  author outlines her life in diary fashion and every page contains a realistic mix of incidents, comments, musing and news.Through these postings we delight in the author’s wins and also sympathize when she tries to find solutions to parenting challenges.As we progress, the author tells us (but not in a dramatic way, nor in many words about a shoulder operation) and then in her charming way she continues onward to other matters of the day.I found this book to be a true gem, rather hidden away until I actually began reading and found the delightfully good read awaiting.  I’ll definitely be reading her other books.