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A review by aliceashcroftuk
I Am Not Your Baby Mother by Candice Brathwaite
5.0
In October, I went down to London to the #Quercus2020 event to hear about their upcoming publications.
At this event @candicebrathwaite gave a short talk about her upcoming book “I Am Not Your Baby Mother”. Now, I’m not a mother, but I do follow various “mummy bloggers” online. And even Candice’s short speech made me realise how narrow my view of motherhood was.
I took a sample, read it and loved it; and now I’ve listened to Candice reading her audiobook, ‘I Am Not Your Baby Mother’.
This book has made me start to think about things differently, how I perceive motherhood, what kind of mother I want to be, how I can teach my future children to be allies and actively anti racist. Candice talks about this, as well her own experiences of racial discrimination and sexism, with such sharp wit and wonderful writing you can laugh and cry in a single sentence.
At the end of that evening in October, when I had consumed a little too much complimentary wine, @quercusbooks, Candice and @daniellelove.x let me go in their cab back to Euston station. Danielle told me how proud she was of her sister and now I know why. Candice’s book shows what an incredibly strong woman and mother she is, and it’s a book we should all read; parents or not.
At this event @candicebrathwaite gave a short talk about her upcoming book “I Am Not Your Baby Mother”. Now, I’m not a mother, but I do follow various “mummy bloggers” online. And even Candice’s short speech made me realise how narrow my view of motherhood was.
I took a sample, read it and loved it; and now I’ve listened to Candice reading her audiobook, ‘I Am Not Your Baby Mother’.
This book has made me start to think about things differently, how I perceive motherhood, what kind of mother I want to be, how I can teach my future children to be allies and actively anti racist. Candice talks about this, as well her own experiences of racial discrimination and sexism, with such sharp wit and wonderful writing you can laugh and cry in a single sentence.
At the end of that evening in October, when I had consumed a little too much complimentary wine, @quercusbooks, Candice and @daniellelove.x let me go in their cab back to Euston station. Danielle told me how proud she was of her sister and now I know why. Candice’s book shows what an incredibly strong woman and mother she is, and it’s a book we should all read; parents or not.