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Nobody Told Me: Poetry and Parenthood

Hollie McNish

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A memoir of parenthood by poet Hollie McNish.

There 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 a member of the audience; how drum'n'bass can make a great lullaby. And that's before you even start on toddlers: how to answer a question like 'is the world a jigsaw?'; dealing with a ten-hour train ride together; and how children can be caregivers too.

But Hollie learned.

And she's still learning, slowly. Nobody Told Me is a collection of poems and stories taken from Hollie's diaries, one person'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.

Format:: Paperback

Pages:: 464 pages

Publication:: 2016

Publisher:: Blackfriars

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0349134359

ISBN13:: 9780349134352

kindle Asin:: B08L383KZK

Nobody Told Me: Poetry and Parenthood

Hollie McNish

4.43/5 (1472 ratings)

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A memoir of parenthood by poet Hollie McNish.

There 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 a member of the audience; how drum'n'bass can make a great lullaby. And that's before you even start on toddlers: how to answer a question like 'is the world a jigsaw?'; dealing with a ten-hour train ride together; and how children can be caregivers too.

But Hollie learned.

And she's still learning, slowly. Nobody Told Me is a collection of poems and stories taken from Hollie's diaries, one person'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.

Format:: Paperback

Pages:: 464 pages

Publication:: 2016

Publisher:: Blackfriars

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0349134359

ISBN13:: 9780349134352

kindle Asin:: B08L383KZK

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