{"product_id":"9780732297923","title":"Say It Again in a Nice Voice: The funny and relatable memoir about motherhood from the Women's Prize shortlisted author of Sorrow \u0026 Bliss, for readers of Ann Patchett and Dolly Alderton","description":"From the author of the much-acclaimed novels \u003cem\u003eSorrow and Bliss\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eYou Be Mother, \u003c\/em\u003eMeg Mason\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ecomes a hilarious and endearing memoir about first-time parenting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Achingly funny.' \u003cem\u003eBetter Homes and Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'It's a fair bet to suggest that \u003cem\u003eSay It Again in a Nice Voice \u003c\/em\u003ewill resonate with a lot of mothers.' \u003cem\u003eSydney Morning Herald \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem style=\"font-size: 1em; letter-spacing: 0em;\"\u003eMothers. those women with purses the size of meat trays that hold an entire deck of school portrait photos and a chequebook, make a casserole without a recipe, make the tightest bed you'll ever sleep in and only swear under extreme duress. How, how, would I go from me to that?'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 24, Meg Mason was newly married to a man 'essentially indistinguishable from a young Matt Damon' after landing her dream job, writing for \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e in London. What could possibly go wrong? A holiday in Greece, an accidental shortage of birth control, and eight months later she was sobbing on the side of a road over trading her career for something she knew zip about. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 8, 2003, she invented motherhood by Having A Baby. On October 9, she discovered a bunch of women had done that already. But still they couldn't tell her how to do it. Thanks to a helpful neighbour, she knew that convincing a newborn to take a bottle by letting it lick a Dorito first to 'get more thirsty' didn't always work, but not what to do when your child won't sleep for roughly two years in London or in Sydney, or how to remove your hand from a stroller - after you've superglued it to the handle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHair-raising, terrifying and hilariously funny, along the way she discovers that being a mother, however disaster-prone, just might be the only thing that she is truly irreplaceable at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Meg Mason has a way of making the most mundane baby drama hilarious. \u003cem\u003eSay It Again In A Nice Voice\u003c\/em\u003e had me laughing out loud ... Hands down it would be hard to admit to as many 'new mother mistakes' as delightful, self-deprecating Meg.' \u003cem\u003eABC Radio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meg Mason","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46897374298261,"sku":"9780732297923","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780732297923_c602937b-abc2-4d8f-b0c3-0185c6b8cb28.jpg?v=1776888470","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780732297923","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}