While I’m sure it is a good insightful book, I couldn’t finish. Too dry for me, just couldn’t keep my attention.

This book examines the drudgery and banality of looking after a child, interspersed with the highs of childcare. I was divided on this book. Part of me enjoyed it. I liked the highs and lows, the honesty, the raw writing. But it didn't quite work for me. There was something missing. It was just kind of meh.
I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

In her usual thoughtful, intelligent and insightful manner, Marie Darrieussecq here explores motherhood and the conflict with creativity. Is it possible to be a good mother and a good writer? She took notes in the months after her son’s birth and in this honest and open account shares her thoughts and observations, and the challenges of trying to combine her career with caring for a demanding newborn. The insecurities, the worries, the fears, and the joys of motherhood – all will be familiar to any mother, and all mothers will relate to at least some of her experiences. For me personally, as someone who isn’t creative, I sometimes found the book somewhat too solipsistic and my pragmatism just wanted to tell her to stop thinking and just get on with the task in hand, but overall I did find the book relatable, and the day- to-day difficulties of suddenly being wholly responsible for another being all too recognisable.

The author's painstaking research and attention to detail is obvious in the writing of this book. There were many facts that I only discovered after reading this!

Motherhood an intimate glimpse at the truths of being a mother juggling it all career mothers duties .So well written so honest a book I easily related to .#netgalley #textpublishing.

In The Baby Marie Darrieussecq examines the many complexities of motherhood and issues of childcare.