Cover of Mrs. Sharp's Traditions: Reviving Victorian Family Celebrations of Comfort & Joy

Mrs. Sharp's Traditions: Reviving Victorian Family Celebrations of Comfort & Joy

Dear Listener, Forgive us for being so bold, but are you pleased with you family life? If your answer is "no" or even "I'm not sure," then may Mrs. Sharp be of assistance?

Within the cozy confines of this charming audiobook, you will meet Mrs. Victoriana Sharp, a noted nineteenth-century "literary domestic," and the delightful creation of Sarah Ban Breathnach's imagination.

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This audiobook based on "Mrs. Sharp's Traditions" by the author of the international best-seller "Simple Abundance," is a "Simple Abundance for families." Ban Breathnach encourages us to turn away from the stress of modern life and embrace the enduring pleasures of a gentler, more reassuring era. Mrs. Sharp is on hand to offer an abundance of joyful simplicities that will enchant and engage everyone.

Full of heart and insight, "Sarah Ban Breathnach's Mrs. Sharp's Traditions" reveals century-old secrets for bringing a family closer together — customs and rituals that still work their magic today.

Subject
self-helphistory
Themes
parentingcraftsmothers
Setting
christmas19th centurybritish
Audience
adult

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