Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Little, Brown & Company (Joy Street Books)
Pages
199
Description
Miranda's three children thoroughly enjoy their huge, overdressed baby sitter/cleaning woman who is actually their father in disguise, and they dread the day when their mother discovers Madame Doubtfire is really her ex-husband.
Description
Lydia, Christopher and Natalie are used to domestic turmoil. Their parents' divorce has not made family life any easier in either home. The children bounce to and from their volatile mother, Miranda, and their out-of-work actor father, Daniel. Then Miranda advertises for a cleaning lady who will look after and mind the children after work - and Daniel gets the job, disguised as Madame Doubtfire. This bittersweet, touching and extremely funny book inspired the highly successful film "Mrs. Doubtfire", starring Robin Williams.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1987
Physical description
199 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
0316283134 / 9780316283137
User reviews
LibraryThing member D.C.T
I've watched this movie on TV before,and it was interesting. the idea made me surprised but excited.
LibraryThing member Nickki
This is the novel which I saw the movie before read.
This book's topic is divorce. Miranda and her husband Daniel is divorced,and their children live with Miranda, so Daniel is missing them. But Miranda dosen't want him to meet them.
One day she advertise for homehelpyer. Then, he comes to their home
I think the story is funny,but you may watch movie not book.
Movie is more laughing.
This book's topic is divorce. Miranda and her husband Daniel is divorced,and their children live with Miranda, so Daniel is missing them. But Miranda dosen't want him to meet them.
One day she advertise for homehelpyer. Then, he comes to their home
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as a Madame Doubtfire.I think the story is funny,but you may watch movie not book.
Movie is more laughing.
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LibraryThing member matsubara
It's a story about a man who divorced her wife. He wanted to be with his children, he became a cleaning-woman. It was very funny but heart-warming story.
LibraryThing member getreadingSMC
It's an interesting funny book . It's about a family which consists of three children. The mother and father are at war and he changes his character to solve the problem. The story is so beautiful and I recommend this book to you.
LibraryThing member misapp
I have watched the movie about this story.
This story is about one familiy.There are mother,Miranda,father,Daniel,and three childen,Lydia,Christpher,and Natalie.Miranda and Daniel divorced and Miranda doesn't wants him to see her(their)children. But Daniel wants to see his children,so he manage to
This story is very interesting,but the movie is more interesting than book,i think.
This story is about one familiy.There are mother,Miranda,father,Daniel,and three childen,Lydia,Christpher,and Natalie.Miranda and Daniel divorced and Miranda doesn't wants him to see her(their)children. But Daniel wants to see his children,so he manage to
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see them.This story is very interesting,but the movie is more interesting than book,i think.
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LibraryThing member ARICANA
It's war in the Hilliard household and Lydia, Christofer and Natalie find themselves stuck right in the middle. But all that changes when their mother takes on a most unusual cleaning lady...
LibraryThing member SarahAmandaN
The novel is about a man, who wants to live with his children after his divorce. Daniel Hilliard can only see them on Friday and only for a short time. The reason for the divorce lies in his naive and sloppy style. He isn’t able to be serious and to help with the housework. Furthermore Daniel
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doesn’t have a job. So it was getting impossible for her to live with him. One day, the children tell him that their mother Miranda is looking for a housewife. Daniel wants to be the housewife, but his ex-wife is against that. So he becomes an old woman, who is strict. He names himself Madame Doubtfire and he really gets the job. He has a lot of problems with cooking and other things, which are described very funnily in the book. However he’s strict and so Mrs. Hilliard is satisfied with him. During his time as a woman, he even gets a job in a TV-programme. But then the children notice that he is their father and soon their mother knows it too. The writer wants to say that you should enjoy every moment with your children. Furthermore he shows that children need their father and their mother. Otherwise they will be unhappy and can’t learn anything from them. I like the book, because the story is fine and thrilling. I especially like Daniel’s alternative methods of caring for his children. For example he wants to cook a beef and because he doesn’t pay attention his clothes are soon burning. After reading the book I felt happy, because it has a happy ending. Show Less
LibraryThing member jenniebooks
so different than movie .
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J4D.Fin