Minus Nine to One
The Diary of an Honest Mum
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4.0 • 17 Ratings
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- £7.99
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
Being pregnant for the first time changed Jools Oliver's life. Having longed for children since before she can remember, she was suddenly faced with an array of unfamiliar, unexpected and sometimes downright embarrassing emotional and physical reactions. And when Poppy (and a year later Daisy) was born she had to learn a whole new set of skills.
From trying to conceive and a first positive pregnancy test to Poppy's first birthday, Minus Nine To One takes you through the worries, surprises, excitement, miracles and sheer bloody hard work that Jools - and all new mums in their own different ways - have to cope with along the way.
As Jools writes, 'This certainly isn't meant to be read as a guidebook, or a medical reference book - it is simply my story and I hope that you can relate to it in some way (and maybe even relax with it in the bath!).'
Down to earth, personal and very, very funny, this is the book no aspiring mother will want to be without.
Customer Reviews
Not long enough
Fantastic book! I've still got quite a few years before I have children but I love finding out all I can about childbirth and raising children. This book covered things I didn't even know about yet! Plus the recipes are a great idea.
The only downside it wasn't long enough and ended quite suddenly.
Would love Jules to write a second book now she has 4 children! Highlighting the differences between raising girls and boys would be useful.
Loved the book, but not iBooks version!
I really enjoyed reading the book, has definitely relaxed me slightly; it's nice to know other first-timers are as totally clueless as we seem to be! Found it very entertaining and not at all preachy or condescending which some other books about pregnancy can be. My only criticism is that I purchased the book through iBooks and unfortunately there were no titles visible (such as the shops advised - no idea which ones they were unless mentioned in the main body of the text!), and the bits that I can only assume we're handwritten in the actual book have been copied into text so badly they are almost unreadable. Great book, crap version. The last book I will be buying online through iBooks sadly!