MILF

Much-loved artist Paloma Faith offers a raw, funny, and personal account of motherhood, working, and not having it all in her book MILF.

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'The most raw, funny and liberating look at what it is to be a woman.' - FEARNE COTTON

'Paloma is a storyteller like no other. Empowering and healing - a whole generation of women are about to feel SEEN!' - GIOVANNA FLETCHER

'Gritty, funny, poetic and freeing.' - ANNA MATHUR, Psychotherapist and bestselling author

'A tremendous book, both entertaining and important' - The i newspaper

Can women 'have it all'? What does it mean to be a woman and a mother in the modern age?

In this passionate, funny, and fierce polemic, Paloma Faith delves deep into the issues that face women today, from puberty and sexual awakenings to battling through the expectations of patriarchy and the Supermum myth.

Infused with Paloma's characteristic humour and raw honesty about the challenges of IVF and the early years of motherhood, this book is a beautiful celebration of women's work and the invisible load women carry. It moves from questions around identity and how motherhood impacts on that, to what it even means to be a 'good mother'. It explores how we need to embrace messiness, imperfection, and the bittersweet pleasures of being 'selfish', and putting ourselves first.

Paloma invites us into her own coming of age and her relationship with her mum, to explore how our bonds with our children evolve into adulthood. We see a glimpse of the complexities and joys of Paloma's experience of juggling romantic love, heartbreak, and dating with the demands of motherhood.

Published by Happy Place Books.