I purchased my copy of The Almost Mothers, and this review forms my honest opinion. Blurb A first time mum struggles with her newborn baby. An alien examines the lives of Earth Mothers. A baby sleeps through the night at long last. Written with raw honesty, Laura Besley's debut flash collection, The Almost Mothers, exposes … Continue reading The Almost Mothers by Laura Besley
Tag: motherhood
Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
My thanks to Anne Cater and the publisher Wildfire for inviting me to take part in this blog tour. The decision to take part was my own, and this review forms my honest opinion. Blurb A blistering satirical novel about marriage, divorce and modern relationships, by one of the most exciting new voices in American … Continue reading Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Daughters of Cornwall by Fern Britton
My thanks to both Anne Cater and the publisher for inviting me to take part in this blog tour. The decision to take part was my own and this review forms my honest opinion. Blurb 1918. The Great War is over, and Clara Carter has boarded a train bound for Cornwall – to meet a … Continue reading Daughters of Cornwall by Fern Britton
Mummy Needs Help by Susan Edmunds
My thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me to take part in this blog tour. The decision to read was my own and this review forms my honest opinion. Blurb Can you go mad from sleep deprivation? Will my mother ever leave? Will the baby sleep through the night before she turns twenty-one? Renee is struggling … Continue reading Mummy Needs Help by Susan Edmunds
The Best Most Awful Job (ed. Katherine May)
My thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me to join this blog tour. The decision to take part was my own and this review forms my honest opinion. Blurb What does it mean to be a mother? Twenty writers speak out in this searingly honest, diverse and powerful collection. Motherhood is life-changing. Disorientating, overwhelming, intense … Continue reading The Best Most Awful Job (ed. Katherine May)
Little Bandaged Days by Kyra Wilder
*I requested the opportunity to read Little Bandaged Days via Netgalley. The decision to read was my own and this review forms my honest opinion. Blurb A mother moves to Geneva with her husband and their two young children. In their beautiful new rented apartment, surrounded by their rented furniture, and several Swiss instructions to … Continue reading Little Bandaged Days by Kyra Wilder
On The Up by Alice O’Keeffe
Blurb By reading Style magazine, I was training myself not to want things. It was going quite well. I had already found that I did not want a pair of Yves Saint Laurent mules, a chandelier made from plastic antlers, or a diamond-encrusted necklace in the shape of a pineapple. I was still working on … Continue reading On The Up by Alice O’Keeffe
The School Run by Helen Whitaker
I love it when a book surprises me, and this one really did. I expected something along the lines of Bride Wars, a film which although I liked at the time, I now hate. The way in which two smart women are reduced to such ridiculous and hateful behaviour really grates on me. I expected … Continue reading The School Run by Helen Whitaker
My Name is Monster by Katie Hale
From the off there is a dizzying sense of unease and unfamiliarity with My Name is Monster. I found myself reading and desperately trying to make this world fit within my own, grasping for something known to me - of course, that is the beauty of dystopian fiction. The taking of what we know and … Continue reading My Name is Monster by Katie Hale
Bad Mommy, Stay Mommy by Elisabeth Horan
My thanks to the publisher, Fly on the Wall Poetry Press and Anne Cater for inviting me to take part in this blog tour. I was instantly intrigued by Bad Mommy, Stay Mommy. My experience of motherhood with my firstborn was blighted by postnatal depression, and as a result I am fascinated by prose and … Continue reading Bad Mommy, Stay Mommy by Elisabeth Horan
