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The Patchwork Family: Toddlers, Teenagers and Everything in Between from Part-Time Working Mummy

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Patchwork Family: Toddlers, Teenagers and Everything in Between from Part-Time Working Mummy
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rachaele Hambleton
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 222,Width 138
Category/GenreMemoirs
Family and relationships
ISBN/Barcode 9781472147950
ClassificationsDewey:306.8743
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Robinson
NZ Release Date 11 July 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

How to hold it together ... even if it feels like everything is falling apart. Welcome to the rollercoaster of family life - the parts nobody talks about, the 'wow' moments, the mistakes, tears, tantrums and triumphs. This book is about the stuff we don't teach our kids in school, how to have heartbreaking conversations and healing from being broken. It's the book I wish I had been able to read to know things will be OK. I'm sharing my mad, patchwork family to help you - maybe to laugh at my fails, understand autistic children better, manage teenagers pushing boundaries (good luck with that!) or find a little strength to get you through the day. I was once a single mum alone in an unliveable flat with two tiny babies coming to terms with domestic violence; now I'm a parent and step-parent in a chaotic family of eight with a whole bunch of new challenges, standing up for survivors and with hundreds of thousands of followers in the Part-Time Working Mummy community. This is real, messy life, ususally unseen and full of baggage. It'll never be perfect but it's magic and it's mine. Laugh, cry, scream and enjoy it all with me.

Author Biography

Rachaele Hambleton, aka Part-Time Working Mummy, is a double Sunday Times bestselling author and one of the most popular parenting personalities online. She is a mum to three daughters and one baby boy, step-mum to two boys and is married to her 'bird-boy' Josh. Her successful blog documents the highs and lows of life as a family of eight ... with a dog and some chickens thrown in for good measure. As well as blogging and bringing up six humans, Rachaele fights hard for awareness of domestic violence and is an ambassador for Kidscape and a Patron of Trevi, Plymouth. In 2021 Rachaele opened Torbay's first women's centre, which is a safe hub to support women and children. She is trying to make the world a better place by creating a wonderful community of over 778,000 people that support and empower one another.