Worse things happen at sea / William McInnes & Sarah Watt.
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TextPublication details: Sydney, N.S.W. : Hachette Australia, 2011Description: 251 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780733628023 (hbk.)Other title: Worse things happen at sea [Cover title]Subject(s): McInnes, William, 1963- | McInnes, William, 1963- -- Family -- Anecdotes | Watt, Sarah -- Family -- Anecdotes | 2000 - 2099 | Families | Manners and customs | Families -- Australia -- 21th century -- Anecdotes | Families -- Australia -- Anecdotes | Families -- Australia -- 21st century -- Anecdotes | Australia -- Social life and customs -- 21th century -- Anecdotes | Australia | Australia -- Social life and customs -- 21st century -- Anecdotes | AustralianGenre/Form: Anecdotes. DDC classification: 306.850994 Summary: In William's first book 'A man's got to have a hobby' he wrote about family life in the 1960s with humour, affection and honesty. 'Worse things happen at sea' does the same for family life in 2000s; written by William and Sarah in a way that many Australians can relate to and enjoy.This book celebrates the wonderful, messy, haphazard things in life -- bringing home babies from hospital, being a friend, a parent, son or daughter, and dog obedience classes. It's about living for twenty years in the family home, raising children there, chasing angry rabbits around the backyard, renovations that never end. It is also about understanding that sometimes you have to say goodbye; that is part of life too. Illustrated throughout with Sarah Watt's photographs of family life and beautiful, everyday objects.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | 306.850994 MCI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | al42000190942b |
Cover subtitle: Tales of life, love, family and the everyday beauty in between.
In William's first book 'A man's got to have a hobby' he wrote about family life in the 1960s with humour, affection and honesty. 'Worse things happen at sea' does the same for family life in 2000s; written by William and Sarah in a way that many Australians can relate to and enjoy.This book celebrates the wonderful, messy, haphazard things in life -- bringing home babies from hospital, being a friend, a parent, son or daughter, and dog obedience classes. It's about living for twenty years in the family home, raising children there, chasing angry rabbits around the backyard, renovations that never end. It is also about understanding that sometimes you have to say goodbye; that is part of life too. Illustrated throughout with Sarah Watt's photographs of family life and beautiful, everyday objects.
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