I Am Not Your Baby Mother (Paperback)

An essential exploration of the realities of black motherhood in the UK - Observer

Blogger Candice Brathwaite is known for her beautifully constructed and refreshingly straight-talking Instagram captions, so we can't wait to read her urgent part-memoir, part-manifesto about black motherhood - Red magazine

This book is about so much more than paid partnerships and a square-by-square existence. It is an energetic decimation of the narrow, middle-class white lens through which we culturally speak about motherhood; a humorous and sensitive navigation of the nuances within race (Candice, as a black British woman and her husband, as a Nigerian man); and a searing commentary, through the motif of a Bugaboo pushchair, on how class and race intersect. I gobbled it in one weekend and encourage everyone - mother, or otherwise - to do the same. - Pandora Sykes

Written in her brilliantly witty manner, this book is every black British woman's motherhood manual - Refinery 29

Humorous but unflinching, every mother, everywhere, should read this book - OK Magazine

She's the straight-talking social-media star who hates the word 'influencer', refuses to 'dress small' and is on a mission to portray a vision of motherhood inclusive of race and class - Stella Magazine

Searing - Dolly Alderton

Remarkable - Lorraine Kelly

One of 2020's must-reads for all mums, new or experienced - Culture Whisper

An observant and timely guide - Evening Standard

A powerful challenge to narrow mainstream depictions of motherhood ... this is a book that will undoubtedly change the way we talk about motherhood in the UK - Lighthouse Books

Important and necessary - i news

I absolutely loved I Am Not Your Baby Mother - Giovanna Fletcher

A brilliantly observed look at life as a black mother - Closer

Brilliant - Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Packed with insight for all women, whatever your race or parental status - Women’s Health Magazine

The must-read book of the summer - Mother and Baby Magazine

Brilliant ... as much an astoundingly good read as it is an essential one - Good Housekeeping

A game-changing guide to Black motherhood - Red magazine

To call Candice Brathwaite a mummy-blogger is to underplay the ground-breaking role she has played in challenging the white-washed, breton-striped representations of motherhood we see in the media and on Instagram. - Elizabeth Morris, Crib Notes

Really good ... accessible, sometimes shocking, honest, and feels written from the heart - Bernardine Evaristo

Thought-provoking - Grazia

An enormously important book about motherhood and systemic racism [...] compellingly written, it's alive with a fury it is impossible not to feel when reading - Daisy Johnson, author of Sisters

This book is needed for the voiceless - Nadiya Hussain

Frank and funny - the Scotsman