Maybe Baby On The Mother Side

Author : Kate Lawler
Publisher : Seven Dials
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781399602389

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Maybe Baby: On the Mother Side by Kate Lawler Pdf

The honest, entertaining and brilliantly relatable Sunday Times bestseller. Kate Lawler has never been maternal. And yet here she is: mother to Noa, after years of going back and forth about having children at all. This is the story of her journey from parentally undecided to early motherhood, via raging hormones, sleepless nights, emergency hospital trips, mum guilt, unspoken regrets and post-natal depression. This book is not a parenting manual. It won't tell you what to pack in your hospital bag, or how to get your baby to sleep. It may not help you with feeding or dealing with tantrums. But it will show you that you're not alone - and that it's perfectly possible, and maybe even normal, to love your child with all of your heart while also feeling lost, alone and resentful. Whether you're an expectant parent, a new parent, firmly in the thick of it, or still parentally undecided, this book is for you, as Kate writes honestly and hilariously about the ups and downs of pregnancy, birth and early parenting, as well as the impact of a new baby on relationships, your sense of self and everything in between. It's a book that, with Kate's usual candour and wit, will help mums and dads everywhere feel seen - and completely understood. 'Wow what a read! I love it. Kate's honest, open, funny account of motherhood with all its highs and lows is a breath of fresh air and relatable for so many.' Gemma Atkinson 'Honest, brave and relatable mixed with humour. Kate, you've nailed it. Whether you are an expectant parent or simply not sure, Maybe Baby will give you tears and laughter - both in equal measures!' Frankie Bridge 'Maybe Baby is beautifully honest, open and brilliant. Full of humorous anecdotes, Kate has written a book for the EVERY-woman - those wanting children, those not, and those who are indecisively on the fence about the whole thing. Kate sharing her experiences, especially with PND, will help open up important conversations and support so many going through a similar situation.' Giovanna Fletcher 'This isn't just another mum book. Raw, honest, brutally funny, Kate has nailed the highs, lows, peaks and troughs of this rollercoaster of a parental ride.' Anna Whitehouse

Author : Terry McLaughlin
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781426804601

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Maybe, Baby by Terry McLaughlin Pdf

It could be a screenplay—except this is no movie. Film producer Burke Elliot really is snowbound in a remote Montana cabin with his glamorous star. He's here on a mission—to convince Nora Daniels to sign a contract and return with him to Hollywood—and nothing is going to stop him. Not her meddling friends, not the manure-filled snowdrifts, not the lousy cell-phone service. Not even Nora's spit-up-prone bundle of joy. But while he's "making nice with the talent," the radiant actress and the unexpectedly sweet baby are wreaking havoc with his carefully laid plan. Could "the original iceman" be melting just a little?

Author : Lori Leibovich
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780061853210

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To breed or not to breed? That is the question twenty-eight accomplished writers ponder in this collection of provocative, honest, soul-searching essays. Based on a popular series at Salon.com, Maybe Baby offers both frank and nuanced opinions from a wide range of viewpoints on parenting choices, both alternative and traditional. Yes: "I've been granted access to a new plane of existence, one I could not have imagined, and would not now live without."—Peter Nichols No: "I can sort of see that it might be nice to have children, but there are a thousand things I'd rather spend my time doing than raise them."—Michelle Goldberg Maybe: "As we both slip into our mid-thirties, my own personal daddy dilemma has quietly taken on an urgency that I frankly didn't expect."—Larry Smith From infertility to adoption, from ambivalence to baby lust, Maybe Baby brings together the full force of opinions about this national, but also intensely personal, debate.

Author : Tenaya Darlington
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0759512264

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Maybe Baby by Tenaya Darlington Pdf

The Glides of Fort Cloud, Wisconsin, are a Spectacularly Dysfunctional Family. Rusty and Judy did the best they could when raising their three children, yet nothing turned out the way they planned. The Glide parents have just about resigned themselves to the fact that their kids will never live up to their expectations-when a ray of hope comes in the form of a new baby. Judy's heart soars as Gretchen announces that she and her disturbingly hirsute boyfriend, Ray, are expecting their first child. But it soon becomes clear that Gretchen proposes to raise her child in her own way-absent any indication of its sex: no pink or blue nursery, no baby dolls or trucks, no-to Judy's horror-traditional male or female names. In order to be a part of their grandchild's life, Rusty and Judy must first come to terms with their daughter-and to do that, they must look at themselves and their family with new eyes. Written with daring and humor and with the confidence of a seasoned novelist, Tenaya Darlington's debut is a funny, heartwarming, and insightful look at the real meaning of family.

Author : Ashlinn Craven
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440580260

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Maybe Baby by Ashlinn Craven Pdf

Uber-organized Polly Malone leaves nothing to chance. Running her web design company on a shoestring, she's determined to make it a success. Her career plan doesn't include a man or a family. When she's approached by a stranger with an unusual request, she hasn't the heart - or the bank balance - to refuse. Sexy, wealthy, top London games entrepreneur Julian Ripley is battling for control of the company he built and picking up the pieces of his post-divorce life. But his sister makes a plea he can't refuse. When Polly and Julian meet in a dusty post office, feelings spark to life, but each harbors a secret - one that both binds and repels. Caught between family and commitments, can their love survive or is it inconceivable? Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors

Author : Ellie Taylor
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781529363005

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My Child and Other Mistakes by Ellie Taylor Pdf

font size="+1"A Sunday Times bestseller: the unflinching, raw and utterly hilarious book about parenthood that everyone should read 'Very, very, very funny' JO BRAND 'Bloody hilarious' CARIAD LLOYD 'Full of honesty, heart and humour' JASON MANFORD 'Raw, honest and hilarious' ROSIE RAMSAY 'Refreshingly honest' ROMESH RANGANATHAN 'Consistently funny and life affirming' JOSH WIDDICOMBE 'I want my daughters to read this book' SINDHU VEE My Child and Other Mistakes is the honest lowdown on Motherhood and all its grisly delights, asking the questions no one wants to admit to asking themselves - do I want a child? Do I have a favourite? Do I wish I hadn't had one and spent the money on a kitchen island instead? Stand-up comic, broadcaster and actress Ellie Taylor is relatable, clever and interested in how women can have it all. Her honest, hilarious and moving account of the whys and hows of having a baby makes perfect reading for expectant mothers and fathers everywhere, as well as those who've been there, done that, and wonder how on earth they did. In this very funny book she writes candidly about her own personal experience exploring the decision to have a baby when she doesn't even like them, the importance of cheese during pregnancy, why she took hair straighteners to the labour ward, plus the apocalyptic newborn days, childcare, work and the inevitable impact on life and love and most importantly, her breasts. READERS ARE LOVING MY CHILD AND OTHER MISTAKES ***** 'Should be given out by health visitors to new moms' ***** 'It's like Ellie dove into my brain and wrote about my own personal experience of motherhood' ***** 'The comfort I took knowing I'm not alone has been like therapy!' ***** 'I have recommended it to all my child raising friends.' ***** 'An absolute must read'

Author : Cassie Mae
Publisher : CookieLynn Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Maybe Baby by Cassie Mae Pdf

She didn't think she'd fall for him... twice. After bouncing a check for her contractor and getting the ol' send off from the house building company, Holland has been living in a squished hotel room with her daughter, and she is tired of it. Desperate to hire someone to get the job done right, she ends up asking the best contractor in town---who happens to be her ex-husband. Warren has been trying to get over the pain of his ex leaving him two years ago, feeling unworthy of her time and still wounded from the last argument they had. But when she calls him up, he can't help his protective streak and jump on the opportunity to help her out. Determined to keep everything strictly business, Holland and Warren ignore the immediate tension they’ve always felt between each other. But their history, both the good and the bad, keep interrupting their business arrangement, and they both have to decide if falling for each other will be the wrong thing all over again, or if they’ll finally get it right.

Author : Lewis Davies,Arthur Smith
Publisher : Parthian
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : English fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021502401

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Mama's Baby (papa's Maybe) & Other Stories by Lewis Davies,Arthur Smith Pdf

Continuing the Parthian New Welsh Short Fiction series, this work is an anthology of contemporary Welsh writing with 55 short stories from the best of new short fiction. Writers include Leonora Britto, Sian Preece, Anna Hinds, Alun Richards, Meic Stephens, John Sam Jones and Lloyd Rees.

Author : Ellis Amburn
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466868564

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Buddy Holly: A Biography by Ellis Amburn Pdf

In Buddy Holly, best-selling biographer Ellis Amburn brings this musical genius, this flamboyant West Texas rebel, back to life. Having interviewed over two hundred people, Ellis Amburn has written the most revealing and definitive biography of Holly's life. The result is a triumphant American work.

Author : Colleen Hoover
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781538724743

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Verity by Colleen Hoover Pdf

Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.

Author : Kim Golden
Publisher : Kim Golden
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789198174601

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Maybe Baby by Kim Golden Pdf

Imagine finding out you could never have a baby with the man you love... Expat American Laney Halliwell finds out the hard way when Niklas tells her he had a vasectomy before they met and isn't interested in reversing it. Why should he? They've got his kids from his first marriage and an enviable life in Stockholm. What if you fell in love in the most unexpected way...? But Laney wants more. So when a friend suggests she look into an alternative sperm bank in Copenhagen to find a potential father for her baby, things don't go exactly as planned. Especially when Laney meets Mads and finds herself falling in love. ** 2014 Readers' Favorite Book Award Bronze Medalist in Fiction-Drama **

Author : Susan Emshwiller
Publisher : Pinehead Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780989423687

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Thar She Blows by Susan Emshwiller Pdf

Caught in a redundant housewife existence, Ann never leaves her beige suburban home, her schlubby do-nothing son Brian is directionless after graduating high-school, and it looks like nothing will ever change. But when Brian is swallowed by a whale and Ann receives a garbled phone call from him, she is determined to find that monstrous beast and rescue her son. Experts, her ex, the press—everyone thinks she’s crazy—but she’s committed to her worthy quest. Both Brian and Ann battle their skeptical inner voices in an inspiring journey of self-discovery, reinvention, survival, and sacrifice. As mother and son face epic adventures, they encounter unlikely allies from across the globe and might just find each other. Yet the ultimate danger is closing in… Devilishly funny, heartbreaking, thrilling, this epic whale-of-a-tale combines absurdist magical realism with intimate family dynamics.

Author : Edan Lepucki
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781683358879

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Mothers Before by Edan Lepucki Pdf

Who was your mother before she was a mother? Essays and photos from Brit Bennett, Jennifer Egan, Danzy Senna, Laura Lippman, Jia Tolentino, and many more. In this remarkable collection, New York Times–bestselling novelist Edan Lepucki gathers more than sixty original essays and favorite photographs to explore this question. The daughters in Mothers Before are writers and poets, artists and teachers, and the images and stories they share reveal the lives of women in ways that are vulnerable and true, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always moving. Contributors include: Brit Bennett * Jennine Capó Crucet * Jennifer Egan * Angela Garbes * Annabeth Gish * Alison Roman * Lisa See * Danzy Senna * Dana Spiotta * Lan Samantha Chang * Laura Lippman * Jia Tolentino * Tiffany Nguyen * Charmaine Craig * Maya Ramakrishnan * Eirene Donohue * and many others

Author : William Samuel Sadler,Lena Kellogg Sadler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Child care
ISBN : CHI:087130454

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The Mother and Her Child by William Samuel Sadler,Lena Kellogg Sadler Pdf

Author : Jane Kirkpatrick
Publisher : WaterBrook
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307568731

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Hold Tight the Thread by Jane Kirkpatrick Pdf

BASED ON A TRUE STORY In a land occupied by foreign powers and torn by confusion and conflict, a mother seeks to weave her family and her past into a fabric that will not tear. Their Lives Were Woven by Wars and Wilderness Places, and Tied by the Peace of Family and Faith. As the 1840s bring conflict to the Pacific Northwest’s rugged Columbia Country, new challenges face Marie Dorion Venier Toupin: the wife, mother, and Ioway Indian woman who crossed the Rocky Mountains with the Astor Expedition, the first big fur trapping expedition after Lewis and Clark’s. On French Prairie in the newly forming Oregon Territory, Marie strives to meet the needs of her conflict-ridden neighbors: British settlers and Americans, missionaries and disease-stricken natives, fur trappers and French Canadian farming families, and the surviving natives of the region. At the same time, as a mother, Marie must weave together the threads of an unraveling family. One daughter compares and judges as she seeks to find her place; another reaches for elusive evidence of her mother’s love. Marie’s memories are threatened with the emergence of a figure from the past. In the midst of this turmoil, Marie discovers an empowering spiritual truth: Unconditional love can shed light on even the darkest places in the heart.