Exactly the same for me! Oooh that was such a dear story to me, with the mulberry tree and the old couple that were so kind. Thank you for bringing those memories up for me, that book was such a comfort <3

During pregnancy I could not get this book out of my head, despite having read it more than a decade earlier. Not good. Hope it didn’t sully your postpartum experience!

I came here to mention Jacqueline Wilson. Her books resonated with me and got me through a lot of difficult childhood turmoils. I’ve been wanting to go back and reread them now as an adult but I’m a little worried I might lose some of the magic if I do.

I have tried 5 times to read this, because my mother loves it, and I just can’t.