Cry When the Baby Cries, 9781529977172
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Hilarious graphic memoir: Parenthood’s chaotic reality, wonder, gore, and joy.
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Cry When the Baby Cries

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    25 March 2026

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Summary

An antidote to parenting books, this darkly humorous, candid and sharply insightful graphic memoir brings the early years of parenthood to life, in all their chaos, wonder, delirium, gore and joy.

“The most accurate account of becoming a parent I have ever read.” - Philippa Perry

“So clever, so funny, so astute, so healing. Becky Barnicoat is a stone cold genius.” - Lucy Jones

A glorious antidote to parenting books, this darkly humorous, candid and insightful graphic m…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529977172
ISBN-10:1529977177
Author:Becky Barnicoat
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:25 March 2026
Weight:200g
Dimensions:198mm x 135mm x 15mm
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Critics Review

[A] very funny, sardonic book – an analogue antidote to the Instagram version of motherhood * Observer, Books of the Year *

About The Author

Becky Barnicoat

Becky Barnicoat is a cartoonist and writer. She has drawn for the New Yorker, the Guardian, Buzzfeed and more, and has a weekly cartoon strip in the New Statesman. Her debut graphic memoir, Cry When the Baby Cries, is a darkly funny account of the early years of parenting. She lives with her family by the sea.

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