Welcome To Your New Life

Dive into the transformative journey of motherhood with 'Welcome to Your New Life'. In this compelling memoir, acclaimed pianist Anna Goldsworthy navigates the exhilarating and daunting experiences of pregnancy. With humor and heartfelt reflection, Goldsworthy candidly captures the blend of joy and anxiety that accompanies bringing new life into the world. This beautifully written book offers readers a unique perspective on creating family bonds while dealing with the common fears of parenthood—like craving sausage after years of vegetarianism or the quirky worries of childbirth. As Goldsworthy ponders her birth plans and the changes that pregnancy brings, she provides insightful commentary on life’s complexities. Her vivid prose brings to life the dance between chaos and beauty, showcasing the resilience required to embrace this life-altering adventure. Whether you're an expectant mother, a supporter of new parents, or someone seeking inspiration in the delicate art of living, 'Welcome to Your New Life' is a must-read. This memoir is both a celebration of family and an honest portrayal of the challenges faced on the journey to motherhood. Experience the magic of new beginnings and the strength found in vulnerability as you accompany Goldsworthy on this unforgettable path of self-discovery and love.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781863955935
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2013
Publisher: Black Inc
Pages: 224


Description:
'You are fluid, composed of smoke or air, morphing between ectoplasm and skeleton. It is a dance, a cosmic strip show- a flash of spine, and then a rib cage, clean as a fish. Who is laying these bones down, one by one? Is it me who is making you, or are you making yourself?' When Anna Goldsworthy, pianist and perfectionist, falls pregnant with her first child, her excitement is tempered by the daunting journey ahead. In Welcome to Your New Life, she shares the dizzying wonder and crippling anxiety that come with creating new life. Should she indulge her craving for sausage after sixteen years of not eating meat? Will her birth plan involve Enya or hypnosis, or neither? And just how worried should she be about her baby falling into a composting toilet? This captivating memoir combines warmth and humour to reveal the love that binds families together. Welcome to Your New Life evokes the shock of plunging into a life-changing adventure and the kicking required to return to the surface. 'A keen-eyed, funny, tender, wonderful book.' Chloe Hooper 'This book does what great literature should- it tries to get a grip on life - the making of it, the living-and-loving it, the leaving it. Goldsworthy's writing is so beautiful, so laser-acute and funny and moving that you feel you are living more vividly. Welcome to Your New Life seems essential to me now. I laughed and I cried and I absolutely loved it.' Anna Funder