What punters are saying about Attack of the Fifty-Foot Hormones
“Journalist/novelist Emma Tom wrote this guide to the emotional aspects of pregnancy after her own ‘pregnancy panic attacks — terrifying tidal waves that rolled in every time complete strangers revelledin telling horror stories about stillbirths, perforated private parts and never having sex, money or sleep ever again’. Every parent and parent-to-be will know what she’s talking about, and Tom offers excellent (and hilarious) advice on avoiding busybodies and ignoring doomsayers.” - BOOKSELLER + PUBLISHER, July to August 2009
I’m writing to say that I love Attack of the Fifty-Foot Hormones, as does my partner who is pregnant. We enjoy how you talk about how it REALLY feels to be pregnant, rather than giving a medicalised, unemotional, outsider’s view of pregnancy. We have found it to be the most inclusive book out there, without any awkwardness about referring to a husband, a partner, if you’re single, etc. LAURA (June 2010)
Thank you so much for your book, I am just about thirteen weeks pregnant now and struggling at times to comprehend how crazy I feel… Your book makes me feel like I’m not alone.- TARA-MAI HONEYMAN (September 2009)
“Attack of the Fifty-Foot Hormones is your one-stop survival guide to staying sane during pregnancy. Written by Emma Tom, a Sydney writer and broadcaster, this book is the result of hundreds of interviews with professionals and mums-to-be. Emma Tom covers every aspect of how it feels to be pregnant – impending parenthood, fear of labour, body image, obsessions, antenatal depression, relationship problems and work worries. Attack of the Fifty-Foot Hormones also includes Emma’s hilarious pregnancy diary. This book is a week by week guide through pregnancy, guaranteed to make you laugh. Emma Tom’s well researched material, combined with her turn of phrase and wacky sense of humour is a great read…even if you’re not pregnant. Definitely one for the home bookshelf.” – KIDSLIFE (August 2009)
“One of my friends lent me a newly published book on pregnancy – in the same school as Kaz Cooke’s Up the Duff. It’s called Attack of the Fifty-Foot Hormones – Your One-Stop Survival Guide to Staying Sane During Pregnancy – by Emma Tom. It’s fantastic! I started reading it yesterday and because it’s a week-by-week guide and I’m already 14 weeks I couldn’t put it down until I got up to date. To put it in perspective I read 176 pages yesterday and when I looked up last night at my clock radio to find out the time before I finally went to sleep it read 12.20am. Yes, a book that keeps a pregnant woman up until after midnight, it must be good! I actually laughed out loud at a number of points and would highly recommend it to anyone going through pregnancy.” - HATSHEPSUT (from http://hatshepsutjourney.blogspot.com/ July 2009)
“I have been reading ‘… Fifty-Foot Hormones‘ and loving it! Huge congrats on the book I was waiting for and didn’t even know it. And a wonderful informative resource too – whether you’re pregnant, hoping to get pregnant… or hoping not to get pregnant.” – JACINTA TYNAN, presenter/author/columnist (www.jacintatynan.com) JULY 2009
“I finished reading yesterday- LOVED IT! Though bizarrely I got sympathy pregnancy symptoms while reading! I had a bloated belly and everything (though that could have been the wine & cheese)! I had it sitting on the coffee table today when my Dad stopped by and I caught him having a sneak peak. I think it’s saying something when a 61 year old ex-dentist, father-of-three is intrigued by a book about being preggers!” – ALACOQUE DASH, July 2009
“[Hits] the nail on the head every time!! I can’t believe a book hasn’t been written like this before…” – JEN DIXON, July 2009
