--- product_id: 57244285 title: "Letters to My Daughters Paperback – 15 Feb. 2018" brand: "emma hannigan" price: "€ 33.67" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/57244285-letters-to-my-daughters-paperback-15-feb-2018 store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Letters to My Daughters Paperback – 15 Feb. 2018 **Brand:** emma hannigan **Price:** € 33.67 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Letters to My Daughters Paperback – 15 Feb. 2018 by emma hannigan - **How much does it cost?** € 33.67 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/57244285-letters-to-my-daughters-paperback-15-feb-2018) ## Best For - emma hannigan enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted emma hannigan brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Letters to My Daughters Paperback – 15 Feb. 2018 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41eY0xH1RfL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Predictable female fiction that illustrates how easy life is when you have money to burn! *by R***D on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 8 September 2018* My only previous experience with the novels of Emma Hannigan was in 2014 with the release of The Summer Guest which I found a decent read with a superior plot to most female aimed fluff. I was therefore hopeful of a repeat experience and a warm, insightful and ultimately uplifting in the vein of Maeve Binchy with her final book, Letters to my Daughters. Sadly I found it a disappointing read with the ‘letters’ referred to in the title pretty inconsequential to the actual story and a cast of largely unrealistic characters whom I found difficult to invest in or connect with as their lives are so far removed from reality.The three Brady girls and devastated by the passing of their childhood nanny who was the linchpin that held the family together and effectively raised them and offered the support, love and understanding that has allowed each to become the independent and successful women they are today. While their mother, Martha, lived for a job that placed her at the heart of the community as a midwife and found meaning through supporting ‘her mothers’, it was Nanny May who nurtured her own children; forty-year-old Beatrice and thirty-eight-year-old twins Jeannie and Rose. Still struggling with the idea of retirement after having relocated from Pebble Bay, Dublin to rural Connemara in the west of Ireland with husband Jim, Martha remains the impatient and selfish woman she has always been with a difficult relationship with all three of her girls. She is jealous of the adoration they and Jim have for Nanny May, a woman who was not family and in her opinion was compensated very well for the work she performed. Thus when she stumbles upon a bunch of farewell letters that Nanny May has written to Jim, Beatrice, Rose and Jeannie, an act of petty spite sees her remove them before they reach their intended recipients. It is only at the reading of the will, nearly two hundred pages later, that the existence of these letters is revealed to the heartbroken Brady bunch and as Jim stays on in Dublin supporting his daughters, Martha uses his absence to throw herself into resuming her career as a busy midwife.With each very different daughter facing a crossroads in their lives they know they would value the advice of comforter and confidante, Nanny May, more than ever. As all three prepare to make life-changing decisions they are thrown together and come to strengthen their close bond and treasure the support they provide to each other. In the process they also air their differences with their mother and relieve the tension that has forever blighted their family life. Of the three sisters I found Rose the most sympathetically portrayed with Jeannie a more one dimensional creation and Beatrice a bit too beige to really inspire. Although there is some attempt at justifying Martha’s hands-off approach to raising her three girls with her lack of affection towards them having its roots in her own past I found her jealousy difficult to reconcile with a community midwife who thinks nothing of offering maternal advice and understanding to every expectant mothers.Letters to my Daughters is an easy, undemanding read but a thin plot and a succession of highly unlikely and very fortuitous events hardly make for a meaningful story. The novel is ridiculously overextended and when Nanny May’s letters are finally aired almost four hundred pages later they are simply succinct summaries of each of the problems that the three sisters have faced in the past year, from marital woes to motherhood and career concerns. The novel is clearly written to a formula and obviously intended to illustrate the importance of making changes in order to live the lives that make us happy and caring less about what other people think and more about our own families. A significant factor that limited my enjoyment was the fact that the Brady family were far from ordinary and a privileged bunch with money to burn who could afford the best, never have to scrimp and sail through most of the “dramas” in their lives without encountering much of an hold-up. All in all a solidly predictable female fiction read with the takeaway being that life is far easier when money is plentiful! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Suz *by B***F on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 10 March 2018* Three daughters are struggling when their Nanny dies. They learn she has written each of them a letter but they seem to have disappeared. Along comes Martha, the girls mom, who's a perfect midwife and always ready to run to new mothers at the drop of a hat, but is harsh to her own daughters. The story tells of the girls personal fights but also the fights of their earlier lives where they tried to get their mothers attention and approval. Jim, their dad, is there hero and total opposite to their mom. He encourages the girls and supports them in their dreams.The book is written with love and compassion and touches many subjects which readers can relate to and probably compare notes to. Emma is, what i like to call a true Irish author. She writes from the heart and touches every reader with her words. A brilliant read which will certainly keep you warm on the cold wet days ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lovely Warm story. *by M*** on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 28 October 2018* My mum introduced me to Emma's books and sadly we lost her to the same cruel disease as Emma's family did and when I saw that this book was published and it was going to be her last, I downloaded it but I couldn't bring myself to read it for ages as it brought back memories. So finally I have read it and it's a beautiful warm read. I liked Martha's character even though she didn't do much to make her feel herself loved by those closest to her, she was as trapped by her past as much as other characters in the book. I would definitely recommend reading this book and will read it again over and over in the future. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/57244285-letters-to-my-daughters-paperback-15-feb-2018](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/57244285-letters-to-my-daughters-paperback-15-feb-2018) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-05-20*