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My Wild and Sleepless Nights
My Wild and Sleepless Nights: A Mother's Story | Clover Stroud
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'The best evocation of the all-consuming, self-eroding reality of motherhood, while also being luminous with love.' - Sunday Times Mother to five children, Clover Stroud has navigated family life across two decades, both losing and finding herself. In her touching, provocative and profoundly insightful book, she captures a sense of what motherhood really feels like how intense, sensuous, joyful, boring, profound and dark it can be. My Wild and Sleepless Nights examines what it means to be a mother, and reveals with unflinching honesty the many conflicting emotions that this entails: the joy and the wonder, the loneliness and despair. PRAISE FOR CLOVER STROUD: 'Generous, tender, resonant' Sophie Dahl 'A wonderful book' Julie Myerson 'Bravo brave Clover Stroud' Amy Liptrot 'A masterpiece' Esther Coren 'Visceral and brilliant' India Knight 'Joyous and exhilarating' Cathy Rentzenbrink 'This book is fantastic' Polly Samson 'A remarkable woman, and an incredible writer' Bryony Gordon 'Every time a woman tells the truth like this, it sets another woman free' Elizabeth Gilbert Charting the course of one year, the first in her youngest childs life, Clover searches for answers to questions that many of us would be too afraid to admit to not only about motherhood, but also about female sexuality and identity. Her story will speak to all mothers, and anyone about to embark on that journey.
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youneverarrived
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Mehso-so

Stroud has five children and this is mostly a memoir of a specific time in her life: having a newborn as well as parenting a teenager & her other kids. She writes honestly & openly about her feelings on being a parent, the highs, the lows & everything in between. I was really looking forward to reading it but I found it didn‘t live up to the blurb/reviews. I just didn‘t connect with it but I‘m sure it‘s relatable for some. ⭐️⭐️ #nonfiction2022

BookBabe I enthusiastically recommend this book about motherhood written by a mother of 10! 3y
Cathythoughts Good to hear your review 👍👍 3y
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youneverarrived
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The only perk to being tested for gestational diabetes is two hours reading time. Can‘t wait to have my morning coffee though 😆

Cathythoughts I hope all is well and you get that coffee soon X 3y
Cathythoughts The book sounds good, I think I‘ll pick it up for my daughter 👍🏻❤️ 3y
batsy Thank goodness for books and coffee 💜 3y
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TrishB Hope all is ok 👍🏻 3y
andrew61 Best wishes, hope all well with you and baby. 3y
erzascarletbookgasm Take care, hope all will be well. 💕 3y
BarbaraBB Hope all is well 🤍 3y
youneverarrived @Cathythoughts It‘s good so far! Hope your daughter and grandbaby are doing well 💕 (edited) 3y
youneverarrived @batsy the two best things 😁 3y
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Curvybookgirl
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Pickpick

Got this for Mother‘s Day and really enjoyed it. A great diary of everyday mum life