{"title":"Pat McDermott","description":"\u003cp\u003ePat McDermott's writing sparkles with wit and sharp humour, offering readers a lively exploration of everyday life and family dynamics. With a keen eye for the absurdities that pepper our routines, McDermott crafts stories that are both entertaining and relatable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of humour will appreciate the clever observations and playful tone found throughout McDermott's work. Whether delving into the quirks of family or the nuances of human behaviour, these books invite laughter and reflection in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"family-matters-by-pat-mcdermott-9781760111762","title":"Family Matters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Children between the ages of twelve and 25 find parents embarrassing 95 per cent of the time. Any younger and they're so uncritical they think you look good in swimmers. Any older and they drop in just long enough to leave their laundry and borrow $50. If you want to embarrass your kids you have to strike when they're teenagers.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor 30 years, Pat McDermott's much-loved \u003cem\u003eFamily Matters\u003c\/em\u003e saga has unfolded on the last page of \u003cem\u003eThe Australian Women's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e. Her hilarious observations on her own family (five kids!) and their dramas, from toilet-training to weddings and beyond (grandchildren!), her long-suffering husband (MOTH, the Man of the House), an endless succession of beloved and badly behaved pets and just about every situation a couple or family can find themselves in, have kept readers amused and entertained every month since 1984.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow these generations of readers can relive their favourite \u003cem\u003eFamily Matters\u003c\/em\u003e moments and new fans can be charmed by Pat's warm, laugh-out-loud anecdotes and confessions. This is the perfect book for every imperfect family—a treasure trove of wisdom, love, and laughter from one of Australia's most adored chroniclers of family life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470588362988,"sku":"9781760111762","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760111762-family-matters.jpg?v=1775222142"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/pat-mcdermott.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}