{"product_id":"nobody-told-me-isbn-9780349134512","title":"Nobody Told Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere were many things that Hollie McNish didn't know before she was pregnant. How her family and friends would react; that Mr Whippy would be off the menu; how quickly ice can melt on a stomach. These were on top of the many other things she didn't know about babies: how to stand while holding one; how to do a poetry gig with your baby as a member of the audience; how drum'n'bass can make a great lullaby. And that's before you even start on toddlers: how to answer a question like 'is the world a jigsaw?'; dealing with a ten-hour train ride together; and how children can be caregivers too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Hollie learned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd she's still learning, slowly. \u003ci\u003eNobody Told Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of poems and stories taken from Hollie's diaries; one person's thoughts on raising a child in modern Britain, of trying to become a parent in modern Britain, of sex, commercialism, feeding, gender and of finding secret places to scream once in a while.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackfriars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44891656388837,"sku":"NP9780349134512","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_1fe6ad5c-7fad-4ddf-8468-19e141f32234.jpg?v=1773104225","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/nobody-told-me-isbn-9780349134512","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}