Memoirs of an Unfit Mother - Anne Robinson

Being the Daughter of an alcoholic and being educated in my early years,at a catholic convent school, I thought reading Anne Robinson's autobiography would bring out a lot of the emotions I had experienced. I am a little confused with myself, with my reactions when reading this. I feel a little embarrassed to admit to you that I found it really hard to sympathise or empathise with her. Anne Robinson has been through so much, she has battled with Alcoholism, loosing everything to it, her husband and her daughter and don?t get me wrong, whatever an alcoholics financial situation is, it's still a very painful, health threatening and ...  Read the complete review

Not content with being one of the highest paid presenters on television, Anne Robinson - she of the stern manner and irritating wink - has now put pen to paper to give us her autobiography, "Memoirs of an Unfit Mother". According to the books jacket notes, "An acute eye, a forthright voice and a life that plumbs the depths and touches the stars make Memoirs of an Unfit Mother as remarkable and inspiring an autobiography as you could hope to read." If this is the case, then the writer of the jacket blurb needs to get out more, or at very least update their book collection. For anyone who hasn't read the newspapers recently, this ...  Read the complete review