What Makes a Mum?

<p><strong>‘Not a Fictional Mum makes sure no woman gets left behind’ Giovanna Fletcher</strong></p> <p>In this inspiring, topical and painfully funny memoir, Not a Fictional Mum asks what it is that really makes a mum?</p> <p><em>What Makes a Mum?</em> is a less conventional journey of being mothered and reaching motherhood, from teenage foster care, struggling with infertility and navigating the adoption process. Not a Fictional Mum reveals the policies and statistics that led her to campaign for change, and what emerges is a picture of resilience, determination and hope.</p> <p>A personal account and a manifesto for change, <em>What Makes a Mum?</em> looks at family beyond genetics and offers a guiding hand to anyone in the long and sometimes agonising pursuit of becoming a mother.</p> <p><strong>‘Funny, clever . . . but above all else real and beautifully written’ Lisa Faulkner</strong></p> <p><strong>‘Opened my eyes to a whole other part of being a mother’ Rochelle Humes</strong></p> <p><strong>‘Delivered with such warmth, passion and compassion’ Anna Mathur</strong></p>