{"product_id":"nobody-told-me","title":"Nobody Told Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry\u003c\/b\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57304255103358,"sku":"NW9780349726571","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349726571.jpg?v=1778257979","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/nobody-told-me","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}