Nobody Told Me : Poetry and Parenthood

Author(s): McNish, Hollie,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 05/03/2020,
Pagination: 480 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Fleet,
Published By: Little, Brown Book Group,
Book Classification: Memoirs,
Dimensions: 127 x 196 x 44
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9780349726571

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Winner of the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry'This book should be required reading for anyone thinking of having a baby, or even anyone who knows someone who is thinking of having a baby' Scotland on Sunday'Fascinating and honest' Mumsnet'Like talking to a friend' ObserverThere were many things that Hollie McNish didn't know before she was pregnant. How her family and friends would react; that Mr Whippy would be off the menu; how quickly ice can melt on a stomach. These were on top of the many other things she didn't know about babies: how to stand while holding one; how to do a poetry gig with your baby as an audience member; how drum'n'bass can make a great lullaby. And that's before you even start on toddlers. But Hollie learned. And she's still learning, slowly. Nobody Told Me is a collection of poems and stories; Hollie's thoughts on raising a child in modern Britain, of trying to become a parent in modern Britain, of sex, commercialism, feeding, gender and of finding secret places to scream once in a while.