A Mother Is a Story

A Mother Is a Story A Celebration of Motherhood

Hardback (23 Feb 2016)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Samantha Hahn created a collection of touching quotes as a personalised baby shower gift for Joanna Goddard, from the popular lifestyle blog, Cup of Jo. Illustrated in an elegant yet updated approach to the subject, Samantha was encouraged to publish a gift book that would offer a fresh perspective into the world of motherhood quote collections. Curated with quotes from beloved literary figures, journalists, artists, modern authors and human right activists, Samantha illustrates each adage in her signature, chic, watercolour style. Quotes include:
"A mother is a story with no beginning." - Meghan O'Rourke, New Yorker
"I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity."- Eleanor Roosevelt
"If you become a bird and fly away from me," said his mother, "I will be a tree that you come home to." - Margaret Wise Brown, The Runaway Bunny
"When your mother asks, "Do you want a piece of advice?" it's a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway."- Erma Bombeck
"The danger in motherhood. You relive your early self, through the eyes of your own mother."- Joyce Carol Oates, The Gravedigger's Daughter

About the Publisher

Abrams

Abrams

Abrams Books is dedicated to publishing visually stunning illustrated books on the subjects of art, architecture, photography, graphic design, interior and garden design, fashion, comic arts and graphic novels, sports, and general interest. Its long list of distinguished and popular titles includes The Art of Walt Disney, Earth From Above, Richard Avedon: Performance, Time: Andy Goldsworthy, African Ceremonies, Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time, The Ultimate Picasso, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century, Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents, Things I've Learned in My Life So Far, Vanity Fair: The Portraits, Twilight: Photographs by Gregory Crewdson, Kirby: King of Comics, William Wegman Polaroids, Tony Duquette, Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury, Landscape Design: A Cultural and Architectural History, Golf Magazine: Private Lesson's, and the best-selling 365 and Discoveries series.

Book information

ISBN: 9781419720154
Publisher: Abrams Books
Imprint: Abrams
Pub date:
DEWEY: 810.8
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 112
Weight: 482g
Height: 189mm
Width: 211mm
Spine width: 17mm