No more plastic cerlox binding - this is the new professionally-finished book! The cover photo is a picture of my friend and mentor, Joanne, and her seconds-old  newborn. He looks very relaxed about the whole thing. The cord was still attached when the picture was taken .(The messy stuff was cropped out of the photo for use on the book cover!) Joanne invited me to her homebirth where I saw first-hand how simple, normal, and natural birth was meant to be.   The back cover contains some of the reviews you've likely already read here.

The Author to Her Book

a poem by

Anne Bradstreet

Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain

Who after birth didst by my side remain

Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,

Who thee abroad, exposed to public view,

Made thee in rags, halting to th' press to trudge,

Where errors were not lessened (all may judge).

At thy return my blushing was not small,

My rambling brat (in print) should mother call,

I cast thee by as one unfit for light,

Thy visage was so irksome in my sight,

 Yet being mine own, at length affection would

Thy blemishes amend if so I could:

I washed they face, but more defects I saw,

And rubbing off a spot still made a flaw.

I stretched thy joints to make thee even feet,

Yet though run'st more hobbling than is meet;

In better dress to trim thee was my mind,

But nought save homespun cloth i' th' house I find.

In this array 'mongst vulgars may' st thou roam.

In critic's hands beware thou dost not come,

And take thy way where you thou are not known:

If for thy father asked, say thou hadst none;

And for they mother, she alas is poor,

Which caused her thus to send thee out the door

-by Anne Bradstreet

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I got your book. I know you're probably used to hearing this, but I just had to tell you. It's great! I've been laughing out oud all weekend. My husband thinks I've gone crazy! I love all the analogies. You really knowhow to get the point across in an absolute and fun way.... very down-to-earth, to the point, friendly, entertaining... I love it!  -  Jodie  in Ottawa

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