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  • What Nobody Ever Tells You About Being a Mum
  • By: Louise Pentland
  • Narrated by: Louise Pentland
  • Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (218 ratings)
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MumLife

By: Louise Pentland
Narrated by: Louise Pentland
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Summary

MumLife; noun: the inescapable swirling vortex of love, guilt, joy, annoyance, laughter and boredom that makes up the life of a mum.

Louise Pentland has been through a lot. From a traumatic birth with her first daughter, to single motherhood, to finding love again and having a second child, Louise's parenting journey has been full of surprises.

Discussing the realities most working mums face, plus the impact of maternal mental health, Louise is on a mission to make other mums feel less alone and very much heard. She beautifully reveals her own imperfect but perfect route to motherhood, as well as the loss of her mum so early in her life, how it shaped her and the mother she became.

Reflective, uplifting and with her signature hilarious wit, MumLife will share Louise's ups and downs, reflecting on her route to motherhood and what she has learnt along the way. This is the honest truth, from someone who's been there and experienced it all.

For each book sold Bonnier Books UK shall donate 1 percent of net receipts and Louise Pentland shall donate 100 percent of her royalties to the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, registered charity number 216401).

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 Louise Pentland (P)2020 Bonnier Books UK

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"Hilarious, honest, heartwarming, like a hug from a friend, just perfect. I couldn't love this 'mumoir' more." (Mrs Hinch)

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Whiny and overdramatic

I find her overdramatic and patronising. Real hard single mum life would end her!

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Emotional but important

This is an amazing book, emotional and so well written and read by Louise. Highly recommended.

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absolute brilliant.

heart warming but heart breaking at the same time. enjoyed it even more with louise reading it personally.

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Less manual, more life story

I follow Louise Pentland on social media but this wasn't really on my radar until it came up as a suggestion on another book on Amazon. I saw it was in the Audible Plus library so decided to have a listen.

I did think it was going to be a sort of "manual" for parenting, and Louise's experiences, but that was only part of it. It covered a few topics including her upbringing, pregnancies, birth stories, and being a business owner (and well known influencer!).

Being a follower of Louise, there were some parts of the book I already knew. But some of it, especially her upbringing, was new to me and heartbreaking to hear. Parts of it I identified with, such as her birth experiences.

For the most part I did enjoy it, but there was a bit too much casual/text talk like "LOL", and I just found the constant repetition of "Mummy" (rather than interchanging it with "Mum") a bit cringe!

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Nice autobiographical book about motherhood.

It's a nice little autobiography, based on specifically mum-related events. I found myself being able to relate to a fair amount (Although trigger warnings for traumatic births and abuse would have been nice... It's nice she's healed her traumas, not everyone is so lucky!). I found the first chapter quite tough, subsequently. But everything about this book, from how she wrote it to how she reads it, comes over very welcoming, open and friendly. Not sure why the other review claims she's just moaning about single mum life. It's just talking about her life, and being a single mother was an element for a while. The theme generally is about positivity, finding good and humor in things, finding footing and supporting each other. It was really nice, and I'd reccomend. And if you've got the plus catalogue, you can't complain because it isn't like you'll be paying should you decide her personality type isn't your cup of tea. Personally, I'll be listening all over again soon. Made me feel less alone, and more prepared to tackle my new life raising 3 preschoolers on my own. Encourages a lot of acceptance. Might have to find her on YouTube next. :)

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great non fiction listen

loved listening to this. it made so much sense and struck a few chords along the way. infused with the usual wit that I know and love too

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beautiful ,emotional,funny and sweet

I have only just started listening to louise pentlands stories and i am so glad i found her she is amazing i have really enjoyed listening to this book. i love how amazing she is and open and honest she is about being a mum and not always getting it right but also opening up about her trauma too. thanks for making laugh, cry and bringing relief when i need it please keep writing as much as possible you a breath of fresh air.

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Funny, heartwarming & also at times sad! so good

I didn't want this audiobook to end ! i love Louise's way with words and the way in which she tells her story is funny, clever and at some points shockingly sad ... I will listen to over and over again

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Amazing read

Laughed, cried and thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book - would definitely recommend to anyone.

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Amazing listen!

Wow Louise! What a listen. You’ve certain had a life to talk about so at. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to your audio book. What an emotional listen. There were tears, more than once. I only discovered Louise this summer when she was promoting this book on TV and liked her instantly. This is a great story of MumLife with some harrowing, scary, sad and happy moments! Some bits relatable and (thankfully) some not. A story of lady who really should be proud of where she finds herself today 💕

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