Nobody Told Me
Poetry and Parenthood
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Narrated by:
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Hollie McNish
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By:
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Hollie McNish
About this listen
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 10-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, on trying to become a parent in modern Britain, on sex, commercialism, feeding, gender and finding secret places to scream once in a while.
©2016 Hollie McNish (P)2017 Audible, LtdCritic Reviews
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- Anonymous User
- 18-04-2021
Pack your tissues
Should be read by every mother and expectant mother- My mother recommended it to me, and I cried through the vast majority of the book because I related to it so much! Can’t wait to listen to it again already!
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- Anonymous User
- 26-12-2023
Gripping. Which is word i've never used to describe poetry before.
Love the way the author tells her story through a mix of poetry and diary-like entries. The rhythm of her writing and performance is addictive. And as a newish mother, it spoke to the pieces of me that have broken and grown in the past 10 months. I'm sad it's over. A sequel please!
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-09-2017
What a gem!
I've fallen in love with Hollie, Little One, Grandma and D. What a fantastic way to share in many of these rarely discussed experiences of motherhood.
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