Mothering Heights: A year of joy and survival in the trenches of early parenthood By Rachael Mogan McIntosh
Motherhood cracked her heart wide open Mothering Heights A year of joy and survival in the trenches of early parenthoodAudio is the way to go with this book as RMM is naturalperformer narrates her story perfectly Mothering Heights A year of joy and survival in the trenches of early parenthood An Australian novel that contributes to the much needed discussion about the complexities of motherhood and relationships I m grateful to see novels such as this one entering the bookshop shelves Rachael McIntosh s Mothering Heights simply unravells her experience as a Mum of three and through her experiences.
Grab a glass of wine coffee beverage of choice and relax I looked forward to my little slice of time with this book and I didn t want it to end The author read her own book and BOY did she smash it Utterly knocked it out the park The narration was expert level and is up there with my fav audiobooks of all time This book made my feel things all the emotions I was literally hanging off her every word and I was so invested I don t always feel the urge to reread a book after I ve just read it but this one has made my list It s a sure reread and one I will for sure come back to Thank you to the author and publisher for this audiobook on NetGalley in return for my honest thoughts and review Mothering Heights A year of joy and survival in the trenches of early parenthood Mothering Heights by Rachael Mogan McIntosh Narrated by Rachael Mogan McIntosh The book cover already showed us It s not easy to be a mother and here s the book that showing a mixture of feelings being a mother I was totally related myself to the book When I was listening to the book.
Played out perfectly in the authors writing and narration Thank you to NetGalley and Wavesound from W F Howes Ltd for permission to listen to this audiobook in return for an honest review Mothering Heights A year of joy and survival in the trenches of early parenthood
| Mothering Heights: A year of joy and survival in the trenches of early parenthood By Rachael Mogan McIntosh |
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Following Rachael Mogan McIntosh over the year she gave birth to her third child and completed her shapeshift from wild to mild Mothering Heights is a hilarious moving celebration of early parenthood The sudden and total identity theft of motherhood leftRachael with a kind of emotional whiplash One day she was wearing a funky outfit in a dark club and the next she was performing Dingle Dangle Scarecrow for an underwhelmed crowd of toddlers Rachael adored all three of her tiny dictators and their non stop comedy shenanigans but the life of service was a tougher job than she had ever imagined Through joyous heights and heartbreaking lows we get a taste of what it truly means to be mother The inevitable fracturing of self the attempts to have it all and be it all the exhaustion and sacrifice but also the blessing of having little ones that grow and develop alongside yourself This memoir is a light sometimes comedic read but an important tribute to mothers everywhere 4 5 milkbottles Mothering Heights A year of joy and survival in the trenches of early parenthood This was just as raw honest and entertaining as I thought it would be It s filled with spot on humour truths and all the worries that come with parenthood and one many mothers will be able to identify with nodding along win solidarity I don t have any children but I was with her all the way The audiobook was fab too and really brought the book to life It s a sit back and enjoy kind of audiobook I kept smiling and some parts I was laughing out loud too The story setting was relatable and lovely Easy cozy book Also I love the audiobook that was narrated by its own author Wonderful Many thanks to NetGalley the publisher and the author for my copy. Pub date March 26 2024 Mothering Heights A year of joy and survival in the trenches of early parenthood A beautiful insight into the joys and terrors of motherhood I related with the author so many times throughout the book from the psd to the spinal problems mine nowhere near the same severity I laughed out loud often in the way that only tiny little developing characters can make you crack up It always astounded me that one minute I was dancing on tables and the next I was up to my neck in puke and poo So relatable There were lots of beautiful quotations scattered throughout the book that also connected me to Rachael in the way that bookish people hold passages and relate them to life I really enjoyed this Motherhood the hardest and least most rewarding job in the world Mothering Heights is a hilarious moving celebration of early parenthood. The sudden and total identity theft of motherhood leftRachael with a kind of emotional whiplash One day she was wearing a funky outfit in a dark club and the next she was performing Dingle Dangle Scarecrow for an underwhelmed crowd of toddlers. Rachael adored all three of her tiny dictators and their non stop comedy shenanigans but the life of service was a tougher job than she had ever imagined Through joyous heights and heartbreaking lows motherhood cracked her heart wide open. My OpinionThis was a raw honest book with some highly entertaining moments This was an easy audiobook to listen to I pretty much think that the cover sums it up nicely Given the subject matter this book was easily relatable Rating 4 5 Mothering Heights A year of joy and survival in the trenches of early parenthood A hilarious and at times weepy recount of the early days of motherhood Rachael recounts the exhaustion fuelled days of her third pregnancy with two young children in tow with all its highs and lows A loving and honest mother she talks us through the most rewarding and most difficult days of slaving away as a mum The thankless tasks the worry the loss of all dignity and sometimes sanity but also the joys and highs Those precious days feel long but are all too brief The reality checks are brutal Narrated by the author herself this is a raw listen that will have you laughing and weeping along motheringheights rachaelmoganmcintosh netgalley audiobook Mothering Heights A year of joy and survival in the trenches of early parenthood This really was one of the best books I ve read listened to this year Brilliantly written powerful incredibly moving hilarious and tragic unique and relatable all at once This book is everything Audiobook narration 5 5 I don t think I would ve had the same experience with this book if it wasn t the author herself reading it to me Everything was just right and overflowing with love beautiful. F Howes Ltd for giving me access to this audiobook for review consideration All opinions are my own Mothering Heights A year of joy and survival in the trenches of early parenthood.