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  • Holding the Baby

  • Milk, Sweat and Tears from the Frontline of Motherhood
  • By: Nell Frizzell
  • Narrated by: Nell Frizzell
  • Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Holding the Baby

By: Nell Frizzell
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Summary

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It's time to share the motherload.

A memoir culminating in a manifesto, Holding the Baby sets out to understand why we still treat early parenthood as an individual slog rather than a shared cultural responsibility. Tracing her own journey to the nadir of sleeplessness via social retreat and murderous rage, Frizzell draws on the latest research to explore:

  • What effect does parenting have on your career?
  • How can we make childcare affordable and fit for purpose?
  • If parenting is so hard, why does anyone ever do it more than once?

Funny, reassuring and radically ambitious, Holding the Baby sheds light on the ways in which we fail new parents, and offers a rallying crying that we fight for a better alternative.

©2023 Nell Frizzell (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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Critic reviews

"My favourite person on the politics of parenthood. Read it and feel comforted, cheered and galvanized (even when your brain and body are melting)." (Pandora Sykes)

"Exhilarating, infuriating, urgent and human...an excellent journalistic investigation. I think this book is required reading for the child free, as it will help us to understand and support the choices of all parents." (Daisy Buchanan)

"A blazing, brilliant read, combining style and message to powerful effect...compassionate, convincing and funny." (Amy Liptrot)

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I nodded my head throughout listening to this book like a nodding dog.

I listened to this book when waking up to feed my 10 week old baby girl. Nell really uncovers the unfairness of mothers and fathers on maternity leave and the first couple of years of your child’s life. I loved it and listening to Nells voice during the early hours was incredibly soothing x

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Beautifully written book, if you are thinking about having children, have children, want to know what it actually is like to have kids, read it. Especially if you are a man:)

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