Marrying Off Mother

Christine Nöstlinger

Original title: Ein Mann für Mama

earliest edition we have, 1975 Oetinger, 1987 158 pages

Coleccion Torre de Papel

In order to escape her grandmother's restrictive household, sixth-grader Sue arranges an Austrian ski vacation designed to make her separated mother marry a man who despises the entire family.

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This book in English

Anthea Bell 2 printings we hold · 1978–1986 · Andersen Press

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Editions we hold

UN Marido Para Mama paperback · 2004 · Grupo Editorial Norma · 192 pages · 9789580423829
Ein Mann für Mama edition · 1987 · Oetinger · 158 pages
Marrying Off Mother paperback · 1986 · Red Fox · 144 pages · 9780099421603
Marrying off mother edition · 1982 · Harcourt Brace Jovanovich · 140 pages
Marrying off mother edition · 1978 · Andersen Press · 140 pages
En mand til mor edition · 1975 · Gyldendal · 138 pages

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