This Is How It Always Is – Laurie Frankel (2017) Rosie and Penn always wanted a daughter. Four sons later, they decide to try one last time – and their beautiful little boy Claude is born. Life continues happily for this big, loving family until the day when Claude says Read more…
Ready or Not… Out I Come! – Raechel Bull So I’m finally back after an excruciatingly long absence from reading. Not by choice mind you… some extremely horrific pregnancy complications have meant that for over three months now, I have been unable to read a book, newspaper or even scroll Read more…
Promise – Sarah Armstrong Summary: How far would you go to protect a child in danger? When a new family moves in next door, it takes Anna just two days to realise something is very wrong. She can hear their five-year-old daughter Charlie crying, then sees injuries on the little Read more…
Maternity Leave – Julie Halpern I think any new mother would appreciate this entertaining, relatively accurate (in my experience anyway) portrayal of early motherhood. This story commences when Annie is in labour. She has a little baby boy they call Sam, and thus begins her journey, day by day through the Read more…
Mindfulness for Mothers – Rebecca Ryan Well… What a little gem of a book this was! There was once a time in my life not so long ago when I was on a bit of a search for answers. What am I doing here? What is the meaning of life? Read more…