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Liv's Alone

Amateur Adventures in Solo Motherhood

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Liv's Alone

By: Liv Thorne
Narrated by: Liv Thorne
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About this listen

A taboo-busting, funny and poignant audiobook about choosing to have a baby by yourself.

When Liv Thorne was in her 20s, and single, she would joke to friends that if Mr Right didn't come along, she'd have to take matters into her own hands and have a child on her own. When she was still single in her 30s, it stopped being a joke and she started researching sperm banks and fertility clinics.

Liv's Alone is an honest and hopeful memoir that captures the joy and the challenge that is parenting alone by choice. From smashing the fairy tale story that we're fed from a young age and grieving the life you thought you were going to have, to buying sperm from Denmark and bringing a baby into the world, Liv guides listeners through the highs and lows with warmth, humour and understanding.

This audiobook is for anyone who might want to take charge of their parental destiny, learn more about modern families or want to be reassured that there is no right or wrong way to parent.

©2021 Liv Thorne (P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Motherhood Parenting & Families Relationships Single Parents Single Parent Feel-Good Funny Heartfelt

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All stars
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Thanks for the info, the laughs, the perspective and most of all the hope I really appreciated listening to this journey

Bloody brilliant

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I loved this read so much.

Very educational giving a really factual and realistic view on some really difficult processes, but so so heartwarming at the same time.

Highly recommend to anyone, even if you're not at the "making baby" thoughts stage yet/ever.

I really hope she's currently writing her second book.. "Liv's never alone" if her motherhood journey is anything like mine most of the time you can't even poop without an audience.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

So heartwarming , you will learn a lot too!

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This is going to be one of those audiobooks that I listen to again and again and again.
Narrated by the author, it is a frank and fearless account of her decision to become an “SMBC” (Single Mother By Choice), and the many hoops jumped through, procedures undergone, and tragedies and triumphs along the way.
I don’t want to spoil it, so won’t give too many details, but rest assured you will learn a lot of interesting things about fertility treatments, and where medical professionals ( as well as friends of those going through the process) can go terribly wrong, or wonderfully right.
It made me cry, chuckle, cry, belly laugh, cry, feel utter annoyance at humans, guffaw, happy cry and roar with laughter. All of those things - it was an utter joy to listen to.
I don’t have a particular interest in kids or the whole how-to-help-nature-along thing, but ordered this based on Liv’s Instagram posts, which are brilliant. If I, as a don’t-have-or-want-kids person can get so much out of it, I imagine that for anyone going through fertility treatment, or thinking about it, this will be like having a warm, honest and hilarious big sister holding your hand throughout.

Hilarious, then heart breaking, then hilarious again

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A lot of head nodding! If only I'd been honest how tough it was back when my son was tiny. I am now very me about it all. 14 years old we're making it & it's not all shit!

From one solo mother to another. Thank you!

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Absolutely loved this book, I laughed, I cried and laughed again. Such a beautiful story and so very relatable. Thankyou for sharing. Herb is so lucky to have a mummy like you

SMBC

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