The book for the 'inner housewife' in all of us!
Housewifery may be a dying vocation, but generations of wifely wisdom must not be allowed to disappear with it. In fact, we need to redefine what it means to be a housewife, for the sake of our homes and for the sake of our sanity. We have become dependent on those 5-in-1 chemical cleaners; we can't seem to wield a Hoover any more; doing the laundry takes days out of our week. We are too busy! We think housework is boring! We are at crisis point!
Determined to help us to regain control, Rachel Simhon has compiled this manual on everything we need to know about looking after the home. She reveals how to descale a kettle, polish silver, get scratches off glasses, minimise ironing, store food in the fridge, protect photographs from fading and fold a fitted sheet, and explains how to choose a tumble dryer, manage a room full of children's belongings, sort a week's worth of family laundry and even organise a stress-free spring clean. And she answers once and for all countless questions such as what really gets red wine out of a carpet, why mattresses become lumpy over time and how to put an end to bathroom mould.
Stylish with a retro-modern twist and with elegant illustrations, The Housewife's Handbook is the definitive guide to caring for the home in a way that gives us time to do the things that we really want to do - as Rachel says, 'the whole chaotic, fascinating and rewarding business of living'.
