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Mum, Tell Me

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Mum, Tell Me by Elma van Vliet is a heartwarming interactive journal designed to foster communication between a mother and her child. The book contains a series of thought-provoking questions encouraging mothers to share their life stories, memories, and wisdom, creating a cherished family keepsake.
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This book may appeal to you if you treasure the idea of preserving family histories and creating a special keepsake for future generations. The unique format encourages meaningful conversations and connections between you and your mother, making it a heartwarming gift and a way to capture cherished memories.

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A beautifully designed guided journal that invites our mothers to record the story of their lives, creating a personal keepsake for generations to come.

Mum, Tell Me is the only journal that prompts your mother to share her memories, dreams, and wishes, asking her to record everything from her favourite band as a teenager and her childhood games to her proudest accomplishment and her first memory of you. Give it to her as a gift, get it back as a chronicle of her life. The end result will be a deeply personal keepsake, one that helps you remember what is really important in lifeβ€”the people we love and the stories we share with one another.

More than three million people worldwide have used her books to tell their family's stories.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241367223

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 March 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Particular Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 513g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Elma van Vliet is the creator of a series of books that address people's universal longing to know who they are and where they come from. She believes that we can make the world a better place by helping people to record and share stories and connect with others. Her books have been published in 12 countries and sold more than 3 milion copies worldwide. She lives in Delft in the Netherlands.

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