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This Is Terrible, This Is Wonderful

Dispatches from the Postpartum Universe
By Rani Ban
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With style, humour, and warmth, this giftable book from beloved illustrator Rani Ban will reassure any new parent that they are not alone. For anyone experiencing the contradictory chaos and joy of early parenthood, illustrator Rani Ban offers no-bullshit wisdom and sparks of hope from the... Read More
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For anyone experiencing the contradictory chaos and joy of early parenthood, illustrator Rani Ban offers no-bullshit wisdom and sparks of hope from the postpartum universe.

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With style, humour, and warmth, this giftable book from beloved illustrator Rani Ban will reassure any new parent that they are not alone.

For anyone experiencing the contradictory chaos and joy of early parenthood, illustrator Rani Ban offers no-bullshit wisdom and sparks of hope from the postpartum universe.

Combining raw honesty and humour with the warmth of classic parenting memoirs, Rani Ban's debut will reassure any new parent that they are not alone.

Designed to be read in stolen moments between feedings and nappy changings, this modern take on early parenthood offers a candid but validating perspective on the highs and lows of postpartum life.

With short, hand-lettered essays and poems and Ban's evocative illustrations, This Is Terrible, This Is Wonderful is an affirming, unfiltered self-purchase or shower gift for new parents in the thick of it.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683694984

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 31 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Quirk Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 145.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 435g

Pages: 208

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Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Rani Ban Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Rani Ban is a writer and artist based in the Hudson Valley, where she owns an art supply store called The Little Art Shop. She shares an old farmhouse with her partner, toddler, and a circus of rescue animals.

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