About Mommy But Still Me:
Imagine a man volunteering to trade in his game nights for heart burn and back ache. Good thing there are women around to ensure the survival of the species. This hilarious look at the journey from high heels to high blood pressure, as a jet setter turns into a bed wetter, is what your doctor won't tell you and your own mother may have forgotten in the years since she was blessed by your arrival.At our first meeting my future father-in-law waited until we sat down in the Thai restaurant, the oblong menus placed in our hands and the waiter was a distance away, tending to other diners, before turning towards me, his eyes glowing. This was the first time we were all seeing each other after his son had proposed to me. "When will I get to hold my first grandchild?"
For my father-in-law and everyone else, I have a question of my own: When will any of you be satisfied?
Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar is a writer who has lived in Qatar since 2005. She has a PhD from the University of Florida with a focus on gender and postcolonial theory. Her dissertation project was published as Haram in the Harem (Peter Lang, 2009) a literary analysis of the works of three Muslim women authors in India, Algeria, and Pakistan. She is the creator and co-editor of five books in the Qatar Narratives series, as well as the Qatari Voices anthology which features essays by Qataris on modern life in Doha (Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, 2010). Her research has been published in numerous journals and anthologies.
She was the Associate Editor of Vox, a fashion and lifestyle magazine based in Doha and a winner of the She Writes We Love New Novelists competition. She has been a regular contributor for Variety Arabia, AudioFile Magazine, Explore Qatar, Woman Today, The Woman, Writers and Artists Yearbook, QatarClick, Expat Arrivals, Speak Without Interruption and Qatar Explorer. She hosted two seasons of the Cover to Cover book show on Qatar Foundation Radio.
Currently Mohana is working on a collection of essays related to her experiences as a female South Asian American living in the Arabian Gulf and a novel based in Qatar. She believes words can help us understand ourselves and others. Catch up on her latest via her blog or follow her on Twitter @moha_doha.
Learn more at the following websites:
www.mohanalakshmi.comwww.facebook.com/themohadoha
www.youtube.com/themohadoha
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Tour Schedule:
6-13 Blog O’ The Irish
6-14 Infinite House of Books
6-15 Sugarbeat’s Books
My Thoughts:
Mommy But Still Me is an honest account of one woman's journey into the realm of pregnancy and motherhood. The anxiety of finding out you are not pregnant when you desperately want to be, then finding out you are and if you do everything the right way. As a mother of four grown children, this book brings back numerous memories of my pregnancies and deliveries. I was in labor with my first child for over 36 hours and I had lots of anxieties, especially when I really did not know what to expect. Wish I had had a book like this then. Written in diary format and with wit and a no nonsense style this book should be read by any woman who is thinking of or is pregnant. Even though I am a grandmother now I found this book a delight to read. I highly recommend it.
I received an ebook for review from Bab's Blog Tour Bonanza and was not monetarily compensated for my review.
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