Callie's Tally: An Accounting of Baby's First Year - (Or, What My Daughter Owes Me) - Couverture souple

Howie, Betsy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0749923962 ISBN 13 : 9780749923969

Editeur : Piatkus Books, 2003

Synopsis

It's a well-known fact that it costs a fortune to raise a child to age eighteen. But none of the official studies takes into account the hidden fees of parenthood: the doubling of caffeine expenses to combat sleep deprivation, new membership dues for exciting clubs such as Weight Watchers, and escalating photo-processing bills. Betsy Howie decided to keep a running account - and the result is this hilarious memoir, a wicked, fresh, irreverent real-life diary of her daughter's first year of debt. 'I want my daughter to know how much life costs and what things are worth,' Howie writes. 'I want her to know what she's worth...I would also like some money back.' Describing how having a child turned her bank account (and her life) upside down, Howie debates such topics as whether babies should pay for post-natal chocolate binges (Mum's), in-utero rent (their own), and travel expenses they've incurred while being shown off to the in-laws. If you enjoyed Bridget Jones's Diary, you'll LOVE this. Howie's witty chronicle offers page-turning entertainment - and a receipt-by-receipt answer to the question: exactly how much does a baby cost?

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À propos de l'auteur

Betsy Howie is a playwright, an actress and author of the novel Snow. Her plays, including the off-Broadway Cowgirls, have been read and produced in New York and all over the United States. She lives in Connecticut.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Piatkus Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0749923962
• ISBN 13: 9780749923969
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible