{"product_id":"9780349726571","title":"Nobody Told Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\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.","brand":"McNish, Hollie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54304399688007,"sku":"9780349726571","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/6675\/5143\/files\/9780349726571.jpg?v=1783420748","url":"https:\/\/borderlessbooks.myshopify.com\/products\/9780349726571","provider":"Borderless Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}