How to Survive Your Mother by Jonathan Maitland
What does it feel like to find out things about your mother that you weren't supposed to know? In 2004, a chance encounter set investigative reporter Jonathan Maitland on the trail of a shocking scandal involving his own parents. Having spent his TV career hunting down rogues and conmen on behalf of the British public, it never occurred to him that the story of his own mother could be the most gripping - and disturbing - of them all. As he attempts to uncover the truth about what happened back in the 1960s, Maitland peels back the layers of his extraordinary childhood to reveal the astonishing history of his larger-than-life mother: her tempestuous marriages, her love affairs, her public suicide attempts and her outrageous money-making schemes. Entertaining, humorous, disturbing and revelatory, this movingly honest memoir will appeal to anyone who has ever had issues with their parents.
TV broadcaster Jonathan Maitland reported for Radio 4's 'Today' programme for six years, before moving to BBC 1's 'Watchdog'. He currently works for ITV as a reporter on the 'Tonight' programme with Trevor McDonald, and has presented four 'House of Horrors' series about cowboy builders.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743430302 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743430301 |
| Title | How to Survive Your Mother |
| Author | Jonathan Maitland |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2007-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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