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Liv's Alone

Amateur Adventures in Solo Motherhood

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Liv's Alone

By: Liv Thorne
Narrated by: Liv Thorne
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A taboo-busting, funny and poignant audiobook about choosing to have a baby by yourself.

When Liv Thorne was in her 20s, and single, she would joke to friends that if Mr Right didn't come along, she'd have to take matters into her own hands and have a child on her own. When she was still single in her 30s, it stopped being a joke and she started researching sperm banks and fertility clinics.

Liv's Alone is an honest and hopeful memoir that captures the joy and the challenge that is parenting alone by choice. From smashing the fairy tale story that we're fed from a young age and grieving the life you thought you were going to have, to buying sperm from Denmark and bringing a baby into the world, Liv guides listeners through the highs and lows with warmth, humour and understanding.

This audiobook is for anyone who might want to take charge of their parental destiny, learn more about modern families or want to be reassured that there is no right or wrong way to parent.

©2021 Liv Thorne (P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Motherhood Parenting & Families Relationships Single Parents Single Parent Feel-Good Funny Heartfelt

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Heartbreaking, heartwarming, funny, beautiful and oh so honest.
Liv’s frankness in writing and narration makes for a wonderful listen that I wish I had had before or during my early days of parenting. Whether tackling motherhood as a wife, a single person, or solo parent, Liv’s Alone give lots of helpful information, along with the hugely relatable tales of highs and lows.

The book I wish I’d had years ago

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Absolutely loved this book, I laughed, I cried and laughed again. Such a beautiful story and so very relatable. Thankyou for sharing. Herb is so lucky to have a mummy like you

SMBC

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Addictive and interesting story told with such honesty, compassion and humour, along with a few well placed sweary bits!! I’ve have loved listening to the podcast and hope to hear more in the future.

Just wonderful!

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The most wonderfully raw, funny and heartfelt account of Liv's journey to motherhood. Read it for the 'access all areas' chat about what solo by choice parenting looks like. Read it so you can understand how to talk to women who are considering a similar course of action. Above all, read it because it's a brilliantly written story that will leave you feeling inexplicably warm and fuzzy.

Honest, hilarious and hopeful

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Loved it from start to finish! Thank you Liv and Herb for telling your story.

Wonderful

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Beautiful, honest and heartbreaking at times. Liv had a wonderful way of wording things. One minute you’ll be weeping. The next, craving oranges. A must read whether you are a solo parent or not

A must read for all parents

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I wish that all parents and coupled up would read this to understand their single friends more. It’s so important that stories like Liv’s get told. There are different ways of living and we should shine a light on them instead of just focusing on the norm. Loved this book!

Smashing the status quo

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This is going to be one of those audiobooks that I listen to again and again and again.
Narrated by the author, it is a frank and fearless account of her decision to become an “SMBC” (Single Mother By Choice), and the many hoops jumped through, procedures undergone, and tragedies and triumphs along the way.
I don’t want to spoil it, so won’t give too many details, but rest assured you will learn a lot of interesting things about fertility treatments, and where medical professionals ( as well as friends of those going through the process) can go terribly wrong, or wonderfully right.
It made me cry, chuckle, cry, belly laugh, cry, feel utter annoyance at humans, guffaw, happy cry and roar with laughter. All of those things - it was an utter joy to listen to.
I don’t have a particular interest in kids or the whole how-to-help-nature-along thing, but ordered this based on Liv’s Instagram posts, which are brilliant. If I, as a don’t-have-or-want-kids person can get so much out of it, I imagine that for anyone going through fertility treatment, or thinking about it, this will be like having a warm, honest and hilarious big sister holding your hand throughout.

Hilarious, then heart breaking, then hilarious again

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Wonderful narration of a heart wrenching, truly uplifting, no holes barred account of solo parenting. One of my favourite ever audiobooks.

Wonderful

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Wow. Really loved this. Not only for the incredible story but for the excellent writing/story telling, beautiful naration and all round relatability. Almost feels like listening to a friend! Was sad when it came to an end. Would love to hear a sequel in a few years time!

Heart warming and wonderful

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