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Having a baby is like joining a cult — full of other, more capable mothers

Clover Stroud, with five children, tries hard to smile at the school gates while feeling crushed, bored and exhausted

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  • My Wild and Sleepless Nights: A Mother’s Story

    Clover Stroud

    Doubleday, pp. 272, £16

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