The illustrated mum

By Jacqueline Wilson

Subjects: Sisters in fiction, Mothers, fiction, Single-parent families, Literature, Families, Single-parent families in fiction, Family, Mothers and daughters in fiction, Mental Depression, Mothers, Fiction, Manic-depressive illness, Children's fiction, England in fiction, Sisters, Juvenile fiction, Manic-depressive illness in fiction, Family, fiction, Tattooing in fiction, Mothers and daughters, Tattooing

Description: A powerful novel of two sisters who have to cope with living in a very dysfunctional household where their tattoo-crazy mum has real difficulties in coping. A new edition with new cover look and introduction.Dolphin adores her mother: she's got wonderful clothes, bright hair and vivid tattoos all over her body. She definitely lives a colourful life. Dolphin's older sister, Star, also loves her but is beginning to wonder if staying with a mum whose temper can be as flashy as her body-art is the best thing for the girls...