Jan Dean's fantastic first collection for Macmillan includes sparkling poems on all sorts of subjects. There are poems on families, aliens, school, the bog people and, of course, cats and wallpaper - all written in her clever, witty style. from A Mother's Confession (Or: What you have always suspected...) As soon as you are asleep in bed I unlock the secret cupboard Where I keep all the chocolate And I eat it and eat it and eat it. I don't share it with anybody And I don't give half a hoot about my teeth.