Our Mother's House (Paperback)

from starbox

Very odd 1963 novel; when Mother dies, her seven children resolve to bury her in the garden to avoid being sent to the orphanage. With her savings and a weekly cheque, they muddle along in a grim, comfortless world; Mother's presence is even invoked in a "tabernacle" they construct in the garden,...

from ParadisePorch

I read this book this month because, well, I was living in my mother's house after her death. Originally published in 1963, this was one of my favourite books when I was a teenager in the sixties. In pre-internet days, books were harder to find, even though I was enjoying the adult library lendin...