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My Wild and Sleepless Nights

A Mother's Story

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My Wild and Sleepless Nights

By: Clover Stroud
Narrated by: Clover Stroud
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Mother to five children, Clover Stroud has navigated family life across two decades, both losing and finding herself. In her touching, provocative and profoundly insightful book, she captures a sense of what motherhood really feels like - how intense, sensuous, joyful, boring, profound and dark it can be.

My Wild and Sleepless Nights examines what it means to be a mother, and reveals with unflinching honesty the many conflicting emotions that this entails: the joy and the wonder, the loneliness and despair.

Charting the course of one year, the first in her youngest child’s life, Clover searches for answers to questions that many of us would be too afraid to admit to - not only about motherhood, but also about female sexuality and identity. Her story will speak to all mothers and anyone about to embark on that journey.

©2020 Clover Stroud (P)2020 Penguin Audio Gender Studies Parenting & Families Relationships Social Sciences Thought-Provoking

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Critic reviews

"Clover Stroud is a remarkable woman, and an incredible writer." (Bryony Gordon)

"Clover Stroud is a force of nature." (Elizabeth Gilbert)

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Clover writes how we feel as mothers out loud with no shame or fluff. Wether you have one child or five motherhood can be at times overwhelming, but also full of joy,

A honest, candid look inside true motherhood

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Amazing true to life insight to family life. Narrator not great though, a bit dull.

Very insightful story

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Clover Stroud talks about motherhood in a way that makes me want to shout YES out loud. Nits, permission slips, ears for world book day costume all wrapped up in exhausted and deep love for her children. Honest, funny and so, so relatable.

Un”unpluggable”

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Clover Stroud writes beautifully on motherhood, family and the relationships within. I literally could not put this book down and finished it in two days flat. It is an honest and frank account, bravely written by a captivating writer. I am now looking forward to reading The Wild Other.

A brave, beautifully written and honest account of being a mother.

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Well what can I say? This book is beautifully written, tender, honest about the highs and lows of motherhood. Clover is a mum of 5 children, she speaks openly about her feelings, the feeling we feel as a mum, but are too scared to speak out about. Second book from Clover, who an exceptional writer, very talented with words and is compelling honest. This book is a rare book that makes you feel normal. Thank you Clover !!

Simply best book about motherhood

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