From Here To Maternity - Softcover

Giedroyc, Mel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091897505 ISBN 13: 9780091897505

Publisher: Ebury Press, 2005

Synopsis

'I'm 35 years old. A low-ranking TV personality. Rather immature and carefree, my only responsibility to date has been a guinea pig. All that's about to change. I'm pregnant, and now I've become a cheddar cheese junkie, inseparable from my dungarees. Help!'

Who can Mel turn to?

Pen, her best friend, who is still annoyingly carefree and single, and whose effect on Mel is like an injection of pure caffeine to the system?

Jools, the hippy who recommends basil nosegay for labour pains and placenta pate canapes when entertaining?

Amanda, the well-heeled, pregnant-friend-from-Hell who, only weeks after her textbook delivery, is planning to have her firstborn taught to ski?

Kate, Mel's sister and mother of two, whose offspring are inclined towards dangerous Captain Hook impersonations and sudden mood swings?

Mel's mother, who got Mel through babyhood by way of regular coffee mornings and who impresses on her the importance of portable 1950s baby gear that looks about as foldable as a Transit van?

Dan, the dad-to-be, who suddenly stops going to the pub to concentrate on Mel's dietary requirements and has adopted the sinister habit of always keeping a tape measure attached to his belt?

About this title

Product Description:

Presents a story for women who have been, are or want to be pregnant. Based on the author's experiences of pregnancy and birth, this book covers everything from the usual morning sickness, food cravings and getting a seat on the bus, to the foetus through a shower attachment and falling in love with the Epidural anaesthetist.

Review:

"Legends in their own lunchtime" (The Guardian)

About this edition

• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0091897505
• ISBN 13: 9780091897505
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272