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Book Giveaway – Welcome to Your New Life

April 15 2013 By melbournemamma 31 Comments

WIN the fabulous new book “Welcome to Your New Life” by

When Anna Goldsworthy, pianist and perfectionist, falls pregnant with her first child, her excitement is tempered by the daunting jour­ney ahead. In Welcome to Your New Life, she shares the dizzying won­der and crippling anxiety that come with creating new life. Should she indulge her craving for sausage after sixteen years of not eating meat? Will her birth plan involve Enya or hypnosis, or neither? And just how worried should she be about her baby falling into a composting toilet?

 

In this captivating memoir, Goldsworthy combines warmth and humour to reveal the love that binds families together. Welcome to Your New Life evokes the shock of plunging into a life-changing adven­ture and the kicking required to return to the surface.

 

Anna Goldsworthy is a classical pianist and writer. Her first book, Piano Lessons, was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, the National Biogra­phy Award, the Melbourne Prize, the Colin Roder­ick Award and the Australian Book Industry Awards, at which she was awarded Newcomer of the Year. Anna’s writing has appeared in the Monthly, the Age, the Australian, the Adelaide Review and The Best Australian Essays. 

 

For your chance to win one of 5 copies of “Welcome to Your New Life”, just answer the following question:

 

“What do you love most about being a mum?”

 

Giveaway commences Monday 15 April 2012 and closes 9pm AEST on Sunday 21 April 2012. Entry is open to Australian residents only.

 

Winners will be chosen by Melbourne Dadda and announced on this blog and via email.

 

Visit Black Inc Books  to find out more about “Welcome to Your New Life”.

 

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  1. Suzie Love

    April 16 2013 at 10:05 am

    Experiencing motherhood and seeing my children grow from birth to toddlerdom is very special, each day brings new adventures and discoveries.

    Reply
  2. Skye

    April 16 2013 at 10:32 am

    Playing, laughing, learning, true loving !!

    Reply
  3. Jody Jamieson

    April 16 2013 at 11:31 pm

    i love everything from watching them grow to seeing there first tooth cut its such a special thing when you are a mum there are so many tears and smiles for us both and what a learning curve it is im so glad im a mum and i am lucky enough to have healthy beautiful baby’s

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  4. Juliana

    April 17 2013 at 9:10 pm

    Love being a mum because
    – I get to stay home and see my kids grow up
    – I get to be a child twice all over again
    – I feel like been a SUPER WOMEN giving birth to two beautiful kids who call me MUM like I call God
    List is endless but this are my top three:)
    There is no better time in a women’s life than being a mum.

    Reply
  5. Narelle Rock

    April 19 2013 at 8:46 am

    I love watching them learn, asking questions and thrive in life, loving, sharing and being silly!

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  6. Kristy Shannon

    April 19 2013 at 9:09 am

    As a driven career woman I tried to convince myself maternal instincts had passed me by. Two children later, as I cuddle them to sleep, I now understand the meaning of being a Mother.

    Reply
  7. joyce griffiths

    April 19 2013 at 10:07 am

    Knowing that my daughter will be there with me forever, they are a part of me, as much as I am a part of them

    Reply
  8. Lidya Yulianti

    April 19 2013 at 10:12 am

    Ever since I’ve become a mum, I find myself learning new things everyday. What I love the most is my self discovery. I have learned to be patient, attentive, to give and love unconditionally, that I could love someone more than the life itself.

    Reply
  9. Tory Huth

    April 19 2013 at 10:23 am

    I love watching her learn to do all things I take for granted. Like learning to open the kitchen cupboards and rearrange everything, learning how to turn computers on and off usually when I haven’t saved for a while, learn how to read books and then refuse to let me read to her.
    But more than that, I love watching her learn to choose. Choose to show me something that has her super excited, choose to ask me for help, choose who she wants to go to, choose to give me a kiss and choose to sit down and cuddle with me.

    Reply
  10. Kelly Ryan

    April 19 2013 at 11:21 am

    The unconditional love, and look in their eye when you enter the room!

    Reply
  11. Abby Lee

    April 19 2013 at 11:31 am

    I love being a mum as, even though some days it is tough and I miss my “old” life, nothing beats the smiles and the first “I love you mum”!

    Reply
  12. Valerie Wee

    April 19 2013 at 11:34 am

    I love being a mum because my little girl gives lots of surprises to me and husband. She has shown me how beautiful my life is with this beautiful angel. I love her so much.

    Reply
  13. Jo Cardamone

    April 19 2013 at 11:48 am

    That i get to wake up every day to a smiling little one who loves her mummy and daddy

    Reply
  14. Dannielle Jackson

    April 19 2013 at 1:20 pm

    Things I love most about being a mum:
    – Holding my baby while he sleeps and feeling his warm breath on my skin
    – Waking up in the middle of the night with one of my babies cuddling behind me and the other snuggling with their dad.
    – When my 5 year old son tries to learn a new word and can’t pronounce it properly, the other day he said he wishes we had a buttload (he meant butler!)
    – Presents my children make me, macaroni necklaces and dandelion bouquets.

    Reply
  15. Leanne Renehan

    April 19 2013 at 1:37 pm

    I love all the little things, the sloppy kiss while snuggling in bed, the giggle you hear when they see a butterfly or the excited race for the door when they hear Dads car pull into the drive way. The things that suddenly, and unexpectedly pull me back into the moment.

    Reply
  16. Melissa

    April 19 2013 at 1:46 pm

    The endless smiles and watching them sleep in the mornings

    Reply
  17. Jessica

    April 19 2013 at 2:19 pm

    I love how I am everything in my daughters world. I love the look in her eyes when she sees me. The way she runs up to me and gives me a “cargle” (cuddle) the way she is starting to say “wove you mumma” (love)
    I am so lucky tI be a mum and have my gorgeous daughter xxx

    Reply
  18. Angelina Kenman

    April 19 2013 at 3:22 pm

    I love that I am shaping two little minds to become strong, independent, smart, compassionate people. The immense power and responsibility to do the best job possible makes everyday so important and special.

    Reply
  19. Becky S

    April 19 2013 at 7:50 pm

    Ive got the most precious baby to laugh and play with and im lucky enough i can be with him everyday.

    Reply
  20. Shelley

    April 19 2013 at 10:23 pm

    Watching my son grow and develop and of course the kisses and cuddles.

    Reply
  21. Jade Pages

    April 20 2013 at 12:59 am

    Everything.. My son is AMAZING!! He is 2 and knows how to count to 10 and can read certain letters! I love how affectionate he is too! I must’ve done something right!

    Reply
  22. Wendy Hatton

    April 20 2013 at 10:48 am

    I love being amazed every day by what they do and say , and seeing how they change and grow into lovely people.

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  23. Kirsten W

    April 20 2013 at 10:58 am

    It’s a reminder to stop and smell the roses. Now that I’m a Mum, I make time to do the fun things in life like colour Easter eggs, put up a Christmas tree, lie back and see animals in the clouds. When it was just my husband and me, we would just breeze through life not stopping to really enjoy it. Life just feels like it has more substance now.

    Reply
  24. Linda S

    April 20 2013 at 9:07 pm

    I’ve the PERFECT excuse for a full ironing basket
    – Yes, I COULD have finished it, …. but no-one needs to no, right? !!! 🙂

    Reply
  25. Kim m

    April 21 2013 at 9:48 am

    I love that I would do anything for my kids, but that they drive me crazy too!

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  26. nicole larsen

    April 21 2013 at 9:55 am

    That everyday is incredible and special

    Reply
  27. Nicole

    April 21 2013 at 10:06 am

    …knowing that the experience of motherhood has the ability to break down differences among women -interests, socio economic status, language, age …motherhood levels the field and has shown me that despite our differences we all need each other.

    Reply
  28. Karen Butler

    April 21 2013 at 1:44 pm

    That overwhelming, indescribable feeling of complete and utter love when your children cuddle you and fall asleep in your arms.

    Reply
  29. Carolyn Y

    April 21 2013 at 3:18 pm

    Well that’s a hard question to answer but I guess it just boils down to the unconditional love I have for my children!

    Reply
  30. Jemma Haysom

    April 21 2013 at 8:54 pm

    I love being a mum because I get to watch this amazing human that I helped create grow and learn something new everyday! I love the smile she brings to my face, there is nothing like it in this world! The amazing connection between a mother and daughter, knowing that she is my everything and to be there for her no matter what. How this little girl can bring so much joy and happiness to me and partner and the connection we have because of her. =]

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  31. Lee Tancredi

    April 22 2013 at 9:51 pm

    I love when my son asks for cuddles. I know that one day he will stop asking, so I try to take advantage of this cuddly age while it lasts.

    Reply

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