The Glitch
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Shelley Stone might be a little overwhelmed. She runs the company Conch, the manufacturer of a small...
We Go High: How 30 Women of Color Achieved Greatness Against All Odds
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This book was absolutely amazing and I thought I would know all the inspiring ladies in each...
Pineapple Street
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Pineapple Street follows three women in an old Brooklyn Heights clan: one who was born with money,...
Family New York
A Matter of Life and Depths
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Murder has twisted them together... It's bad enough that Kyrie Dawn had an affair and a son with...
Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Why Mummy Drinks in Books
Jan 21, 2020
Written from the point of view of a 39-year-old mother of two young children we have a view of her life as she hopes it is going to go and then how things actually happen.
The beginning of this book came across as some sort of constant swearing rant by a rather stuck up woman who I was struggling to feel any sympathy for. I nearly gave up on it but it did improve.
I just couldn't muster any love for this mum. I don't think the narration helped for me but overall the tone just wasn't enjoyable. There were moments, in particular, the Christmas period that brought a smile to my face but I had wanted more of a laugh.
I generally don’t mind a lot of swearing but it was done in such a repetitive way it didn’t help the story, oh and having FML read out as letters frequently grated.
The Secret Diary of a New Mum (aged 43 1/4)
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Whatever your age, becoming a mum for the first time brings with it excitement, anxiety and numerous...
On Anxiety
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We frequently hear that we live in an age of anxiety, from 'therapy culture', the Atkins diet and...
Whiskey & Ribbons
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Set in contemporary Louisville, Leesa Cross-Smith's mesmerizing first novel surrounding the death of...
Wasted Wombs: Navigating Reproductive Interruptions in Cameroon
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Central to the book are Gbigbil women's experiences with different "reproductive interruptions":...