{"product_id":"nobody-told-me-hollie-mcnish-9780349726571","title":"Nobody Told Me: Poetry and Parenthood","description":"\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFascinating and honest\u003c\/b\u003e' Mumsnet \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eLike talking to a friend\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Hollie learned. And she's still learning, slowly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hollie McNish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0349726574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780349726571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fleet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 1.60d","brand":"Hollie McNish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048907501823,"sku":"9780349726571","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_508a551b-1406-4c9b-b3c4-50c7d103cef0.jpg?v=1684998508","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nobody-told-me-hollie-mcnish-9780349726571","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}