Winter of Our Disconnect

For any parent who has ever texted their child to the dinner table - or yanked the modem from its socket in a show of primal parental rage - this account of one family's self-imposed exile from the Information Age will leave you ROFLing (Roll on the Floor Laughing) with recognition. But it will also challenge you to take stock of your own family connections, to create a media ecology that encourages kids - and parents - to thrive. At the simplest level, The Winter of Our Disconnect is the story of how one family survived six months of wandering through the desert - digitally speaking - and the lessons learned about themselves and technology along the way. At the same time, their story is a channel to a wider view - into the impact of new media on the lives of families, into the very heart of the meaning of home.

Review: Her cautionary tale of media addiction is entertaining -- Claire Sawers * The List *

Hilariously entertaining but sobering and informative read... Thoreau would no doubt have approved -- Karlin Lillington * Irish Times *

A frank, funny and incredibly inspiring memoir (it will have you dusting off your board games) we share in her many, many successes -- Louise Cook * Sunday Express *

Light-hearted and breezy. -- Julian Fleming * Sunday Business Post *

A memoirs-cum-call-to-arms... a strong, passionate voice -- Danuta Kean * Mslexia *

Read this true story for inspiration. Read it for laughs. Maybe even read it on your ipad. * O Magazine *

This book makes you sit up and seriously think. * Junior *

Brilliantly entertaining -- Janey Lee Grace * Natural Health and Beauty *

A fab book by a witty, single-parent mum... a great story -- Rosita Sweetman * Sunday Independent *