Nobody Told Me : Poetry and Parenthood by Hollie McNish

Nobody Told Me : Poetry and Parenthood by Hollie McNish'This 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' Scotland on Sunday 'Fascinating and honest'Mumsnet'Like talking to a friend' Observer Winner of the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry There 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

Eimear McBride unpicks the contradictory forces of disgust and objectification that control and shame women

Eilis Ni Dhuibhne

Labhraí's dilemma is given added drama and emotion by Bridget Bhreathnach's soulful retelling and Shona Shirley Macdonald's extraordinary illustrations

At the heart of her story and abiding beliefs is her Jewish background

and historic meanings and powers from mythology

but ripe with magical potential

Gorgeous canines of every shape

they create a sense of nostalgia and act as a memorial

The Wolf longs for friendship

'Redemption

it's draped with depth but bursting with life' Washington Post

and just as treacherous