Happy Mum's Day

I was at the cash register of a real brick and mortar bookshop over a decade ago when this fantastic little book caught my attention.

I like to think I’m immune to such impulse buys but with a baby of my own at home at the time, I talked myself into it with the usual rationalization—I’ll gift it to a friend.

I didn’t.

I lived in Woodstock, New York, and I …