Things I Didn’t Expect (when I was expecting)
Author ・ 2013
One woman's journey to make sense of the absurdities, the harsh realities, the myths and the downright lies about making babies.
Pregnancy is natural, healthy and fun, right? Sure it is, if you're lucky. For others, it's an adventure in physical discomfort, unachievable ideals, kooky classes and meddling experts.
‘This isn’t just a book for every woman who’s ever had a baby, but any reader who has a pulse. When I wasn’t screaming from horror, I was howling with laughter. Fist-bumpingly smart and spleen-damagingly funny, Monica Dux is our answer to Caitlin Moran.’ – BENJAMIN LAW
‘There are two kinds of pregnant women. Those who bloom, and the normal kind. Read it in a spirit of solidarity—or a spasm of schadenfreude— Dux’s irreverent, informed and in-your-hoohah-funny take on postfeminist pregnancy is a Kegel exercise of the spirit’. – SUSAN MAUSHART
‘A hilarious, informed and insightful autobiographical account of motherhood. In the event of a call for the Voice of my generation of mothers, I nominate Monica Dux.’ – CORDELIA FINE
‘Very funny in a snort-out-loud kind of way…Importantly, it contributes to much-needed open discussion of pregnancy and birth, plus humour is a great way to deal with the emotional and physical upheaval that comes with creating humans. Dux’s strong opinions may cause controversy. I didn’t always agree with it, but I definitely enjoyed reading it.’ – BOOKS + PUBLISHING, DECEMBER 2012.
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