The Motherhood, 9780143783572
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Honest letters guide new mums through the beautiful, messy motherhood.
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The Motherhood

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    29 April 2018

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Summary

The Motherhood: Letters of Love, Laughter, and Lessons from Down Under

Australia’s favourite women share what they wish they’d known about life with a newborn, in this funny, moving collection edited by Jamila Rizvi.

‘Welcome to The Motherhood, my dear.’

After her son was born, Jamila Rizvi felt isolated, exhausted and confused. While desperately in love with her new baby, the world she’d known had disappeared overnight and so had her sense of self.

Jamila’s …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143783572
ISBN-10:0143783572
Author:Jamila Rizvi
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Viking Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:29 April 2018
Weight:358g
Dimensions:234mm x 155mm x 25mm
About The Author

Jamila Rizvi

Jamila Rizvi is the author of the bestselling Not Just Lucky, a career manifesto for millennial women, and The Motherhood, an anthology of letters about life with a newborn.

Jamila is Editor-at-Large of the Nine Network’s Future Women, host of their podcast Future Women Weekly and weekly columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She is also a regular commentator on The Project, Today, The Drum and Q and A, and an occasional host on ABC Radio Melbourne.

Jamila is the co-founder of the popular event series Tea with Jam and Clare, which attracts an audience of thousands each year. She previously worked in politics for the Rudd and Gillard Governments, advising on issues including media, women, childcare and employment. Jamila is an Ambassador for CARE Australia and board member of the Melbourne Writers’ Festival.

Jamila has been named as one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence by the Australian Financial Review. She lives in Melbourne with her husband Jeremy, son Rafi and many loads of clean but regrettably unfolded washing.

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