MILF : Motherhood, Identity, Love and F*ckery

Author: Faith, Paloma

Memoirs

Published on 6 June 2024 by Ebury Publishing (Ebury Spotlight) in the United Kingdom.

***THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***'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 newspaperCan 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 theissues that face women today, from puberty and sexual awakenings, to battlingthrough the expectations of patriarchy and the Supermum myth.

Infused with Paloma's characteristic humour, and raw honesty about thechallenges of IVF and the early years of motherhood, this book is a beautifulcelebration of women's work and the invisible load women carry. Moving from questions around identity and how motherhood impacts on that, to what it evenmeans to be a 'good mother', how we need to embrace messiness,imperfection and the bitter sweet pleasures of being 'selfish' and puttingourselves first.

Paloma invites us into her own coming of age and relationship with her mum, toexplore how our bonds with our children evolve into adulthood. We see aglimpse of the complexities and joys of Paloma's experience of jugglingromantic love, heartbreak and dating with the demands of motherhood.