Single Mothering

Praise

Härmälä’s Single Mothering is an honest and funny reveal of the cult of motherhood and parenting. With a colourful and emotive drawing style, the book tells a deeply relatable story of expectations and grief when things do not work out as one planned. I loved the read and it filled me with empathy for anyone having to do single mothering, be it for a short period of time or for longer, out of choice or not. – Emma Ahlqvist, author of My Body Created a Human

Anna Härmälä’s visually stunning, emotionally unflinching graphic memoir SingleMothering is a marvel. Härmälä has an extraordinary sense of pacing, interspersing funny and poignant shorter observations with longer vignettes to take the reader through the experience of her first year as a mother. Härmälä‘s sumptuous illustrations pair well with her storytelling, and Single Mothering is a beautiful window into the life of a new mom, a single mother, as well as the life of a Scandinavian parent. Moms, single or not, will enjoy this gorgeously illustrated memoir of becoming a mother. – Grace Farris, author of Mom Milestones

As a mother (who almost forgot to write this blurb because mothering is a full-time job), this book made me want to reach out to all the other exhausted moms and give them a hug (and this book) – Katja Klengel, creator of Girlsplaining

Härmälä is bitingly funny and visually innovative […] Her smooth, rounded art is delightfully expressive and self-deprecating. Parents, single and otherwise, will find plenty to laugh about, in solidarity. – Publishers Weekly

‘Innovative, humorous, and self-deprecating, fans of irreverent comedy pieces like Benji Nate’s Girl Juice will adore the warmth and trail-blazing message of Single Mothering.’ – Lydia Turner, Broken Frontiers

Ethereal artwork merges with bold and vulnerable text to make a beautiful snapshot of loss and eventually, hope. – Goodreads