MumLife

The Sunday Times Bestseller, 'Hilarious, honest, heartwarming' Mrs Hinch

Louise Pentland

• Publisher: Blink Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781788702935
• Year: 2020

The Top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller
'Hilarious, honest, heartwarming, like a hug from a friend, just perfect. I couldn't love this "mumoir" more' Mrs Hinch
'An honest account of becoming a woman and mother... an engaging read' Giovanna Fletcher

MumLife; noun: the inescapable swirling vortex of love, guilt, joy, annoyance, laughter and boredom that makes up the life of a mum.

Louise Pentland has been through a lot. From a traumatic birth with her first daughter, to single motherhood, to finding love again and having a second child, Louise's parenting journey has been full of surprises.

Discussing the realities most working mums face, plus the impact of maternal mental health, Louise is on a mission to make other mums feel less alone, and very much heard. She beautifully reveals her own imperfect but perfect route to motherhood, as well as the loss of her mum so early in her life, how it shaped her and the mother she became.

Reflective, uplifting and with her signature hilarious wit, MumLife will share Louise's ups and downs, reflecting on her route to motherhood and what she has learnt along the way. This is the honest truth, from someone who's been there and experienced it all.

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For each book sold Bonnier Books UK shall donate 1% of net receipts and Louise Pentland shall donate 100% of her royalties to the NSPCC.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Also by Louise Pentland
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction: Aloha!
• Chapter 1. I Want To Be A Mummy: The Story of Darcy
• Chapter 2. My Lovely Mum
• Chapter 3. Single Mum Life
• Chapter 4. The Dating Game: You’ve Got to Kiss a Lot of Frogs
• Chapter 5. Finding A Good Egg
• Chapter 6. The Story of Pearl: Best Bonus Baby
• Chapter 7. Tough Times
• Chapter 8. My Rebel Girls
• Chapter 9. Working Motherhood
• Chapter 10. Bodies & Boobies
• Chapter 11. Things I Wish They Had Told Me: Pentland on Parenting Propaganda
• Chapter 12. Hey, Mum Up There
• Chapter 13. My Happy Ever After
• Dear Darcy . . .
• Dear Pearl
• Dear Darcy and Pearl
• Acknowledgements
• Plates
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• Time-after-time