{"product_id":"nobody-told-me","title":"Nobody Told Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating and honest'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMumsnet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Like talking to a friend'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry\u003c\/b\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 a member of the audience; how drum'n'bass can make a great lullaby. And that's before you even start on toddlers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Hollie learned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd she's still learning slowly. \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\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44789195407539,"sku":"9780349726571","price":559.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478059719780349726571.jpg?v=1762843217","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/nobody-told-me","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}