Madness, Mayhem and Motherhood

4.1/5 ( ratings)

At twenty-six, Nikki McWatters found herself knocking on her best friend's door with a suitcase, a jar of coins and two little boys – all she had in the world. This is her funny, sad and brutally candid account of a life of poverty, homelessness, child-rearing, depression, lust, love and loss.

Whether she was cleaning houses to put food on the table, drowning in cask wine or living in a tent, Nikki never gave up. Her love for her children pulled her through her darkest days.

The struggles are raw and the love is palpable. Nikki humanises the face of poverty, while arm-wrestling her mental illness into submission and packing school lunches like a boss.

'Madness, Mayhem and Motherhood' is a powerful, touching and wildly entertaining story of maternal endurance.

PRAISE FOR 'MADNESS, MAYHEM AND MOTHERHOOD':

"Hot-blooded and quick-witted, this book whips the breath from your lungs." Jenny Valentish

"Compelling, beautifully written and a complete page turner." Mrs Woog

"Raw, unfiltered, honest." Wendy Harmer

"Nikki McWatters reminds us that to be flawed is to be richly and captivatingly human."