"FICTION Humorous." . . "London (England)" . . "FICTION General." . . . "In this dark comedy, five siblings who are fed up with their mother & rsquo;s negligent parenting conspire to teach her a lesson Caroline Townsend is a nightmare for her children. The former actress and current alcoholic hits her nadir on Christmas Eve. Her five young children hope for a Christmas celebration. Instead, they get a fight with their mother, who & rsquo;s absolutely plastered and fresh off yet another failed relationship. After lashing out at her children, Caroline passes out under the bent and mangled Christmas tree. For the Townsend children, this proves to be a rare opportunity & mdash;a chance to set things right with their mother. Together, they concoct an elaborate ruse designed to teach her a lesson, once and for all. Mothertime finds Gillian White at her uproarious best as she nimbly skewers motherhood and modern marriage."@en . . "Electronic books"@en . "Vijf kinderen houden hun moeder gevangen om haar te leren hoe ze zich als echte moeder moet gedragen." . . . "Mothertime" . . "Mothertime"@en . "Domestic fiction"@en . . . . . "Carolina Townsend comes stumbling home drunk on Christmas Eve, and her 12-year-old daughter Vanessa and the four younger children lock her up in the basement sauna with the threat that they won't release her until she proves herself to be \"a proper mother\" again." . . "Domestic fiction" . . . . . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . . . . "In verzekerde bewaring" . . "Psychological fiction" . . "\"Five children (the oldest is just 12) who are fed up with their recently divorced mother's alcoholic rages and depression during the Christmas season lock her in the cellar sauna because \"nothing happy ever happens when Mother is home.\" They manage to pull off a remarkable deception for months, fooling the housekeeper and even their father into believing that the woman has a new job that keeps her incredibly busy. Eventually, she \"dries out\" and is molded into the mother of their storybook image. In a diabolically twisted subplot, their father slowly manipulates his new, pregnant wife into giving up her independent status as an internationally respected writer, reducing her to blithering incompetence as a housewife and mother.\"--Booklist."@en . . "Humorous fiction"@en . "Fiction." . . . .