Strong Tea - Episode 35 - Don’t Forget To Scream:Untold Truths About Motherhood with Marianne Levy

The book, Don’t Forget To Scream : Untold Truths About Motherhood speaks for itself when it comes to reviews:

To describe this book as honest, brave, empathetic and powerful doesn't do it justice – it is all these things in abundance, but also funny and beautiful

Adam Kay

 

Don’t Forget To Scream is a stunning, urgent, feminist masterpiece. Many of the essays brought me to tears, and I had to give myself breaks between them to digest their beauty and wisdom and insight before moving onto the next . . . So many mothers will see themselves in this book. And anyone who has ever rolled their eyes while a mother struggles to get a buggy onto the bus needs to read it too. A masterclass in empathy. I'm buying copies for everyone I know

Holly Bourne

 

Honest, witty, powerful and moving... An important book brimming with hard-won wisdom

Robert Webb 

 

Marianne studied Theology at the University of Cambridge. After graduating she spent 10 years as an actor and voice artist before becoming a full-time children's writer. She has published five books for children and teens.

 

Marianne's journalism began with book reviews for The Independent on Sunday, before expanding into arts coverage. She has written for The Independent, The Guardian and The FT. Her roundups and reviews lead The i newspaper's children's books' coverage, alongside her features and book reviews.

 

In 2018, within a handful of days of having her second child, she felt compelled to write the essay 'Two Weeks', which was published on Medium. A few months later, she wrote 'The Mothers'. The huge response to these essays led her to write extensively about motherhood, both on Medium and for The i.

Don't Forget To Scream: Unspoken Truths About Motherhood is published by Phoenix. 

 

This episode sees Katie & Vikki discuss the book, the feedback and all things gritty and real about the truth of parenting.

 

If you want to find out more about Marianne, you can click here: http://www.mariannelevy.co.uk