The Best, Most Awful Job : Twenty Writers Talk Honestly About Motherhood

**'Poignant, funny, sensitive, but most importantly, heart-stoppingly true. This is an outstanding collection of essays, from some of the finest writers, which gets right to the dark heart of what it really means to be a mother.'** - Clover Stroud, author of __My Wild and Sleepless Nights__ ————————————- **Motherhood is life-changing. Joyful. Disorientating. Overwhelming. Intense on every level. It's the best, most awful job.** __The Best, Most Awful Job__ brings together twenty bold and brilliant women to speak about motherhood in all its raw, heart-wrenching, gloriously impossible forms. Overturning assumptions, breaking down myths and shattering stereotypes, these writers challenge our perceptions of what it means to be a mother - and ask you to listen. Contributors include: Michelle Adams - Javaria Akbar - Charlene Allcott - MiMi Aye - Jodi Bartle - Sharmila Chauhan - Josie George - Leah Hazard - Joanne Limburg - Katherine May - Susana Moreira Marques - Dani McClain - Hollie McNish - Saima Mir - Carolina Alvarado Molk - Emily Morris - Jenny Parrott - Huma Qureshi - Peggy Riley - Michelle Tea - Tiphanie Yanique **'A wonderful anthology. I enjoyed it so much – the honesty, intelligence, fury and tenderness of the essays; and, importantly and refreshingly, the range of voices and stories it contains.'** - Liz Berry, author of __The Republic of Motherhood__ **'This is the kind of book that could well make a difference to someone's life . . . every mother should read it.'** - Laura Pearson, author of __I Wanted You to Know__ What does it mean to be a mother?; Twenty writers speak out in this searingly honest, diverse and powerful collection.