{"product_id":"nobody-told-me-poetry-and-parenthood","title":"Nobody Told Me: Poetry and Parenthood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis 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\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFascinating and honest\u003c\/b\u003e' Mumsnet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eLike talking to a friend\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Hollie learned. And she's still learning, slowly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNobody Told Me\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 480 pages | Published March 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63985174380893,"sku":"9780349726571","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780349726571.jpg?v=1774485766","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/nobody-told-me-poetry-and-parenthood","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}