The Mulhern Twins

This book is a very funny account of the first three months in the life of the Mulhern twins. Using the clever device of giving voice to the thoughts of Dessie and Daisy by narrating the story from their perspective, from birth we meet the twins as two know-it-alls with a suspicious view of the adult world around them. Through monitoring their thoughts and baby language we learn that life with the dysfunctional parents, Dottie and husband Bill, is going to be ‘different’ - Mum looks on them as a nuisance, Dad makes fun of them, two sisters are ashamed of them, granddad has his favourite. Even their gran can’t be fully relied on. From the day they leave hospital, trouble is never far away, with welcome home parties, a Bonny Baby show, christening celebrations and lots more. In a family where the dog is more highly rated than they, Daisy and Dessie seem permanently at odds with adults, with the silliness of adults only too obvious!