Yes! Life gets saner, serener and has become MOST interesting for this older author whose memoir Mother Country is shortlisted for the The TLS Ackerley Prize - an exciting evening lies ahead on July 25 Ruth Killick Whitefox Publishing Moth Books Michael Caines Claire Harman

Me too!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much Thamar!

Hmm. Did my mother (who called herself Madame La Générale) enjoy bondage? So many questions I wish I’d asked - and that she, loving her secrets, would never have answered. Thank you Alex for the kind recommendation Moth Books #TLSAckerleyPrize The TLS

If only we could time travel to meet our parents before they had us and shrugged on that parental carapace. Looking forward very much to meeting you at this special event The TLS

Nobody’s an open book - but some people become them. Tonight is their night The TLS #TLSAckerleyPrize2024 Moth Books Ruth Killick Whitefox Publishing Peter Parker Claire Harman Michael Caines

Good reminder!

Many congratulations to Catherine Taylor What a pleasure to meet you tonight and to hear Derek Hooper reading for Jeremy Seabrook. Such a special and memorable evening - and so many thanks to Peter Parker

Wonderful that this brilliant book giving a fascinating account of both a mother’s life and her complex relationships was a runner up for the TLS Ackerley prize. Do read it as it is full of psychological insights as well as a great detective story.

A great night and a worthy winner - thank you!

It was indeed a fabulous evening and wonderfully chaired by the witty Peter Parker - great to meet lovely The TLS staff and so many book lovers and fans of memoir Ruth Killick Whitefox Publishing

When a master issues a command, all must obey

Motherland was the alternative title choice! But Mother Country won. Have other writers agonised over their titles? Ruth Killick Whitefox Publishing Moth Books

George Orwell’s original title was 1948. Virginia Woolf changed ‘The Hours’ to ‘Mrs Dalloway’. And Jane Austen first called ‘Pride & Prejudice’ ‘First Impressions’!

Thank you so much!

Very exciting news yesterday from #dbp24 with an excellent shortlist for Germany’s most prestigious book prize Ruth Killick

Very happy indeed!

Book Launch & Discussion - Blurred by Iris Wolff Tickets, Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite - a wonderful opportunity to meet best-selling author Iris Wolff! Translator Ruth Martin, publisher Moth Books eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-…