Dear Mother: Poems on the hot mess of motherhood - Softcover

Laditan, Bunmi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0778308464 ISBN 13: 9780778308461

Publisher: MIRA, 2019

Synopsis

The first collection of poetry from Bunmi Laditan, bestselling author of Confessions of a Domestic Failure and creator of The Honest Toddler, capturing the honesty, rawness, sheer joy and total madness of motherhood. With the compassion and wit that have made her a social media sensation among mothers around the world, Bunmi Laditan puts into evocative and relatable words what so many of us feel but can’t quite express. For mothers who love their children with a fiery fierceness but know what it is to feel crushed at the end of those long days, Dear Mother is like a warm hug that says, “I get it.”

About this title

About the Author:

Bunmi Laditan is an award-winning, Webby-nominated writer from California who lives in Quebec, Canada, with her family. She's contributed to the New York Times, Parenting Magazine and The Huffington Post, and is best known for the satirical Twitter account Honest Toddler.

Review:

Praise for Bunmi Laditan's novel, Confessions of a Domestic Failure

"Bunmi Laditan is that rare author who perfectly captures the gooey mess of panic, hilarity and love that is the essence motherhood. An honest, brilliantly funny novel about being good enough, Confessions of a Domestic Failure will make you cry with laughter and want Ashley for your best friend. The funniest novel I've read this year."-Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author

"Satirizing the unrealistic expectations that society places on mothers to be one and all, Laditan hits the high mark for hilarity and humanity...a comic gift, giving readers a hilarious send-up of mommy culture in today's world."-Publishers Weekly

"Freaking hilarious. This is the novel moms have been waiting for."-Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Let's Pretend This Never Happened

"Readers will fall in love with Ashley and all of her flaws quicker than they can click like on an Instagram pic. Perfect for readers looking for a funny, realistic look at motherhood."-Booklist (starred review)

About this edition

• Publisher: MIRA
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0778308464
• ISBN 13: 9780778308461
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224