Not a Fictional Mum makes sure no woman gets left behind Giovanna Fletcher
In this inspiring, topical and painfully funny memoir, Not a Fictional Mum asks what it is that really makes a mum?
What Makes a Mum? is a less conventional journey of being mothered and reaching motherhood, from teenage foster care, struggling with infertility and navigating the adoption process. Not a Fictional Mum reveals the policies and statistics that led her to campaign for change, and what emerges is a picture of resilience, determination and hope.
A personal account and a manifesto for change, What Makes a Mum? looks at family beyond genetics and offers a guiding hand to anyone in the long and sometimes agonising pursuit of becoming a mother.
Funny, clever . . . but above all else real and beautifully written Lisa Faulkner
Opened my eyes to a whole other part of being a mother Rochelle Humes
Delivered with such warmth, passion and compassion Anna Mathur
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Not a Fictional Mum opened my eyes to a whole other part of being a mother that is missing from todays media' Rochelle Humes 'Not a Fictional Mum leads with love, compassion and a deep desire to make sure no woman gets left behind in the conversations surrounding motherhood. The difficult topics are hacked away at, and conversations are started as a result. Ive learnt so much from her already and cant wait to see what she does next' Giovanna Fletcher 'A fantastic read funny, clever, heartbreaking and heartwarming but above all else real and beautifully written' Lisa Faulkner 'Incredibly valuable and insightful. Her mission to invite more, much needed inclusivity to the narrative around parenting and the varied journeys towards it, is delivered with such warmth, passion and compassion that we cant help but want to pick up a flag and fly it beside her' Anna Mathur
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An honest, painfully funny and down-to-earth memoir about motherhood that campaigns for all families to have equal rights
Not a Fictional Mum is a wife, mother and care-experienced campaigner advocating for a community she feels the government are failing. She has campaigned alongside leading UK charities in Westminster regarding the current self-employed adopters legislation and headed a petition exceeding 16,000 signatures, securing a parliamentary debate. She professes to be an accidental writer who, despite having written over 62,000 words about her life, still finds writing an author bio somewhat bizarre. She tips her pen to every child of the care system past, present and future, and offers words of hope and courage to those trying to reach parenthood. She is represented by the Hardman & Swainson literary agency and What Makes a Mum? is her first book.
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