Nobody Told Me

Nobody Told Me

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Publisher's Synopsis

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' Observer

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 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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780349726571
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Fleet
Pub date:
DEWEY: 821.92
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 468
Weight: 380g
Height: 127mm
Width: 196mm
Spine width: 44mm