When We Remember to Breathe Reviews
When We Remember to Breathe: Reviews
Book launch 1 May 2019 at The Tannery, Auckland
On Saturday Mornings with Kim Hill, Noelle McCarthy said: “I loved it and it made me cry.” Listen here!
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Emma Espiner, panelist at our launch event, wrote a fab article:
“… their interactions are funny, poignant, sad, philosophical and wry. It’s a book I would have loved to have when I was stumbling about in the dark with my new baby.”
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Landfall published an incredibly considered review titled Maternal Alchemy: The surprisingly beautiful entropy of motherhood.
Michele and Renee about to go on The Cafe
Jackie van Beek said: "A poetic glimpse into motherhood – tangential, humorous and somehow reassuring."
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Rebekah Fraser at NZ Booklovers wrote a smashing review: “an utterly magical and stunning record of their foray into motherhood… When We Remember To Breath is a breathtakingly beautiful book that captures those seemingly small moments of motherhood for what they really are.”
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There’s also been wonderful interest from TV and magazines:
The Hobson did a beautiful photo shoot with Renee, her mum and daughter, accompanied by extensive extracts.
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Duncan Garner was charmed on the AM Show as was Mel Homer on The Cafe (at 44 mins in the video).
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Michele, Renee and Lisette were interviewed by Karen Craig for Auckland Libraries’ Books & Beyond podcast.
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Michele in the Herald on Sunday
The Book Council interviewed Michele and Renee.
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Mindfood ran a Q & A with Renee.
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A few more for good measure: In their enthusiastic review, Kidspot described the book as being part of a sea change in parenting books: “Powles and Liang have a beautiful, almost whimsical, style of writing. The words flow gently across the page, intuitively exploring what it is that gives meaning to our lives in the new millennium.”
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Woman’s Day Piece
“This delightful journey through the first five years of mothering, as told by two friends, an author and a paediatrician, is must reading for parents, and parents to be. Wise and clever, always funny and sometimes sad, this collection goes deep to the heart of what it means to be a mother, and a friend.” – Sonja de Friez
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“It’s so, so good. I love the peaks and troughs, and how it flows and twines together.” – Fe Fi Fo Mum Overview