I Am Not Your Baby Mother

An essential exploration of the realities of black motherhood in the UK * Observer *
Blogger Candice Brathwaite is known for her beautifully constructed and refreshingly straight-talking Instagram captions, so we can't wait to read her urgent part-memoir, part-manifesto about black motherhood * Red magazine *
This book is about so much more than paid partnerships and a square-by-square existence. It is an energetic decimation of the narrow, middle-class white lens through which we culturally speak about motherhood; a humorous and sensitive navigation of the nuances within race (Candice, as a black British woman and her husband, as a Nigerian man); and a searing commentary, through the motif of a Bugaboo pushchair, on how class and race intersect. I gobbled it in one weekend and encourage everyone - mother, or otherwise - to do the same. * Pandora Sykes *
Written in her brilliantly witty manner, this book is every black British woman's motherhood manual * Refinery 29 *
Humorous but unflinching, every mother, everywhere, should read this book * OK Magazine *
She's the straight-talking social-media star who hates the word 'influencer', refuses to 'dress small' and is on a mission to portray a vision of motherhood inclusive of race and class * Stella Magazine *
Searing * Dolly Alderton *
Remarkable * Lorraine Kelly *
One of 2020's must-reads for all mums, new or experienced * Culture Whisper *
An observant and timely guide * Evening Standard *
A powerful challenge to narrow mainstream depictions of motherhood ... this is a book that will undoubtedly change the way we talk about motherhood in the UK * Lighthouse Books *
Important and necessary * i news *
I absolutely loved I Am Not Your Baby Mother * Giovanna Fletcher *
A brilliantly observed look at life as a black mother * Closer *
Brilliant * Sophie Ellis-Bextor *
Packed with insight for all women, whatever your race or parental status * Women’s Health Magazine *
The must-read book of the summer * Mother and Baby Magazine *
Brilliant ... as much an astoundingly good read as it is an essential one * Good Housekeeping *
A game-changing guide to Black motherhood * Red magazine *
To call Candice Brathwaite a mummy-blogger is to underplay the ground-breaking role she has played in challenging the white-washed, breton-striped representations of motherhood we see in the media and on Instagram. -- Elizabeth Morris * Crib Notes *
Really good ... accessible, sometimes shocking, honest, and feels written from the heart * Bernardine Evaristo *
Thought-provoking * Grazia *
An enormously important book about motherhood and systemic racism [...] compellingly written, it's alive with a fury it is impossible not to feel when reading * Daisy Johnson, author of Sisters *
This book is needed for the voiceless * Nadiya Hussain *
Frank and funny * the Scotsman *