Overdue for Laughter?

For a great diversion, especially as we moms approach the much needed day off on Mother’s Day (do we really get the day off?), I highly recommend a book any reader would enjoy from cover to cover. Check out Inn Keeping with Mr. Fawlty: The Confessions of an Hotelier, by Andy Hageman.  

This book of “confessions” is a hilarious take on the services an hotelier provides to his or her clients, all with a sincere intention to please; it focuses on the most entertaining aspects of the most difficult people. But the hilarious side comes into play by the major faux pas committed by the obnoxious guests that the author has encountered and dealt with over the years. Even if a reader is unfamiliar with the British characters of Basil Fawlty and Prunella Scales, from the Fawlty Towers series, the humor still rides high. It’s a quick, witty read that can put life into perspective, particularly for those of us who don’t aim to please thousands of guests on a regular basis.

It’s good to be reminded that our families, no matter how large, are still quite manageable in comparison!

~Sue Donckels, Managing Editor for Mom Writer’s Literary Magazine,  forever on a quest for humor.