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''My favourite person on the politics of parenthood'' Pandora Sykes

''Exhilarating, infuriating, urgent and human'' Daisy Buchanan

''A blazing, brilliant read ... compassionate, convincing, funny!'' Amy Liptrot

''Honest, unflinching and necessary'' Sara Pascoe

''Funny and brisk ... urgent and incisive'' Rob Delaney

''A timely and important book'' Clover Stroud

It''s time to share the motherload.

A memoir culminating in a manifesto, Holding the Baby sets out to understand why we still treat early parenthood as an individual slog rather than a shared cultural responsibility. Tracing her own journey to the nadir of sleeplessness via social retreat and murderous rage, Frizzell draws on the latest research to explore:

- What effect does parenting have on your career?

- How can we make childcare affordable and fit for purpose?

- If parenting is

Holding the Baby

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    A Paperback by Nell Frizzell

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Transworld Publishers Ltd
      Published 3 July 2024
      ISBN-13 9781529176834
      978-1529176834
      ISBN-10 1529176832
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      Politics, Philosophy & Society Sociology: family, kinship and relationships

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''My favourite person on the politics of parenthood'' Pandora Sykes

      ''Exhilarating, infuriating, urgent and human'' Daisy Buchanan

      ''A blazing, brilliant read ... compassionate, convincing, funny!'' Amy Liptrot

      ''Honest, unflinching and necessary'' Sara Pascoe

      ''Funny and brisk ... urgent and incisive'' Rob Delaney

      ''A timely and important book'' Clover Stroud

      It''s time to share the motherload.

      A memoir culminating in a manifesto, Holding the Baby sets out to understand why we still treat early parenthood as an individual slog rather than a shared cultural responsibility. Tracing her own journey to the nadir of sleeplessness via social retreat and murderous rage, Frizzell draws on the latest research to explore:

      - What effect does parenting have on your career?

      - How can we make childcare affordable and fit for purpose?

      - If parenting is

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