Download or read book Mother Ship written by Francesca Segal and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-06-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Heart-wrenching, heart-warming and heartfelt' Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt After her twin girls are born early, Francesca Segal finds herself keeping vigil by their side in hospital, all romantic expectations of new parenthood obliterated. Her gripping diary of those months combines the tenderness of a love poem with the compulsive pace of a thriller. As each day brings a fresh challenge for her and her babies, Francesca makes a temporary life among a band of mothers who are vivid, fearless and inspiring, taking care not only of their children but of one another. ‘A beautiful memoir: wise, moving and profoundly humane’ Elizabeth Day, author of How to Fail