{"product_id":"nobody-told-me-poetry-and-parenthood-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHollie McNish\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning poet based between Cambridge and Glasgow. She won the Ted Hughes Award for \u003ci\u003eNobody Told Me \u003c\/i\u003eand has published three other collections - \u003ci\u003ePlum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCherry Pie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePapers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fleet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671538831634,"sku":"9780349726571","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_17969936-d828-4a13-8f1b-76f35edd0bfc.jpg?v=1733803793","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nobody-told-me-poetry-and-parenthood-9780349726571","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}