The Best, Most Awful Job

* A bold, challenging, opinionated collection that will spark a broader conversation about the complex reality of motherhood; * Following in the footsteps of anthologies such as The Good Immigrant, Common People and Feminists Don't Wear Pink, this urgent, eye-opening book is for everyone, mother or not; * Covers deeply personal stories, such as being unable to conceive, adoption, step-parenting, losing a child, single parenthood, and the many ways in which race, class, disability, religion and sexuality affect motherhood; * Contributors include: Jen Brister, Huma Qureshi, Josie George, Meera Syal, Leah Hazard, Malorie Blackman and Hollie McNish

What does it mean to be a mother?; Twenty writers speak out in this searingly honest, diverse and powerful collection.'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