A Voyage Around My Mother: Surviving shelling, shipwrecks and family storms

by Eleanor Stewart

Eleanor Stewart had always had a difficult relationship with her mother, but when her mother's persistent ill-health, caused by Parkinson's Disease, meant she needed a new home, Eleanor offered her one. As Mary Stewart reveals more and more of her past, Eleanor discovers a woman she has never really known, and the two forge a strong relationship that was not possible before.

240 pages, Paperback

Published October 21, 2016

Reviews

[Janilyn Kocher · Rating 4 out of 5]

How week do we really know our parents? Stewart’s mother came to live with her and her family and she soon learned all sorts of things about her mother.
She had an adventurous life, survived a major naval disaster, had a dashing shipboard romance, and got a nun drunk. That was one of the most humorous parts.
I thought it was an interesting book.
Thanks to Lion Books and NetGalley for the digital copy.

[Alhaslam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting story, well written