SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE SOCIETY SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
An unconventional, unexpectedly funny, brutally honest memoir about infertility, pregnancy and motherhood.
'You and your partner want a baby. But your two bodies can't make a baby together.'
If you want a baby but your body says otherwise
If you don't know the polite way to say thank you for the sperm
If you're waiting for the sound of a brand-new heartbeat
If you know it takes a village to raise a baby but have no idea who should be doing what
If you're lurching between bliss and bewilderment
If you don't fit the shape of what you've been told a mother should be…
… Reach for The Unfamiliar and don't let go. Moving and immersive, and written with wisdom, disarming humour and raw honesty, The Unfamiliar casts a fresh eye on motherhood and challenges our assumptions about pregnancy, gender roles, queer identity and what it means to be a parent.
Paperback
Publish date: 6th June 2024
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE SOCIETY SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
An unconventional, unexpectedly funny, brutally honest memoir about infertility, pregnancy and motherhood.
'You and your partner want a baby. But your two bodies can't make a baby together.'
If you want a baby but your body says otherwise
If you don't know the polite way to say thank you for the sperm
If you're waiting for the sound of a brand-new heartbeat
If you know it takes a village to raise a baby but have no idea who should be doing what
If you're lurching between bliss and bewilderment
If you don't fit the shape of what you've been told a mother should be…
… Reach for The Unfamiliar and don't let go. Moving and immersive, and written with wisdom, disarming humour and raw honesty, The Unfamiliar casts a fresh eye on motherhood and challenges our assumptions about pregnancy, gender roles, queer identity and what it means to be a parent.
Paperback
Publish date: 6th June 2024
