{"product_id":"nobody-told-me-poetry-and-parenthood-9780349726571b","title":"Nobody Told Me: Poetry and Parenthood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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","brand":"Fleet Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42823737966672,"sku":"9780349726571B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780349726571-l.jpg?v=1785893672","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/nobody-told-me-poetry-and-parenthood-9780349726571b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}