As seen on This Morning There was a time when I loved my mother. It's shocking to imply that I stopped loving her because mothers always love their children and always do their best for them. Mothers are supposed to be good. But my mother wasn't good. Ten years ago, Helen Naylor discovered her mother, Elinor, had been faking debilitating illnesses for thirty years. After Elinor's self-induced death, Helen found her diaries, which Elinor wrote daily for over fifty years. The diaries reveal not only the inner workings of Elinor's twisted mind and self-delusion, but also shocking revelations about Helen's childhood. Everything Helen knew about herself and her upbringing was founded on a lie. The unexplained accidents and days spent entirely on her own as a little girl, imagining herself climbing into the loft and disappearing into a different world, tell a story of neglect. As a teenager, her mother's advice to Helen on her body and mental health speaks of dangerous manipulation. With Elinor's behaviour becoming increasingly destructive, and Helen now herself a mother, she was left with a stark choice: to collude with Elinor's lies or be accused of abandoning her. My Mother, Munchausen's and Me is a heart-breaking, honest and brave account of a daughter unravelling the truth about her mother and herself. It's a story of a stolen childhood, mental illness, and the redemptive power of breaking a complex and toxic bond. What readers are saying about My Mother, Munchausen's and Me: 'An absolute roller coaster ride of emotions!!!!... heartbreaking... clear your schedules as you won't be able to put it down. It will leave you absolutely shocked ... If you read one biography this year make sure this is the one!!!... I LOVED it.' Bookworm86 'I cannot even. Absolutely blew my mind... cried buckets of tears.' NetGalley reviewer 'Wow just wow... fascinating... heart wrenching... absolutely unreal... My heart absolutely broke for Helen... incredibly moving.' Booksandcoffeewithlexi 'Absolutely amazing. I was hooked from the first page!... gave so many insights and relatable experiences... such a good book!' Goodreads reviewer 'A fascinating account.' The Times 'I devoured this book in a couple sittings as I was captivated right from the beginning... gripping.' Goodreads reviewer 'I seriously don't know where to start... I'm absolutely staggered... astounding and heartbreaking.' Book.lover67 'My heart broke... I was hooked throughout this entire read...emotional and eye opening.' Goodreads reviewer 'Genuinely left me flabbergasted.... It was a complete page turner... really opens your eyes.' Goodreads reviewer 'Wow. I did not want to put this down...consumed much of my thoughts in the past few days...what a powerful story.' Bitesbooksbrews 'Eye opening...difficult to put down...wonderful.' Little Miss Book Lover 87

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Cambridge English Readers is an exciting new series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into six levels - from elementary to advanced - the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes.Stephen and Anna Martins take a holiday break in a seaside village to escape the stress of London. They love it there and make a new friend, a local fisherman. But when Stephen is suddenly called back to London on business, their lives start to change.The cassette(s) contains a recording of the full text of the book.

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Cambridge English Readers is an exciting new series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into six levels--from elementary to advanced--the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes.Clare Newton, a journalist, travels to Switzerland to bring home the body of her grandfather which has appeared from the bottom of a glacier 74 years after a climbing accident. Or was it an accident? Clare finds out more about her family's past than she expected and reaches decisions about her personal and professional life.

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