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Key Phrases: Los Angeles, Uncle Pete, Las Vegas
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In Rebecca Woolf's new book Rockabye: From Wild to Child, she offers a truly unique perspective on motherhood, after finding herself single and unexpectedly pregnant at age 23. Her rebellious story attacks those old stereotypes about maternal instincts as she admits that motherhood is masochism at its finest. Leader of a new generation of Do-It-Yourself moms, Woolf advocates living by your own rules (and eschewing the advice of parenting manuals) in order to raise fiercely independent children. Her simple tale of getting knocked up will knock your socks off. -- Z!nk Magazine


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Rockabye is the lively memoir of a spontaneous young city-girl who becomes unexpectedly pregnant. That city-girl is Rebecca Woolf, who at 23, after the "holy shit, I'm pregnant" realization, decides to keep the baby, marry the boyfriend (in Vegas no less), and figure out how to wed her rock n' roll lifestyle and impending motherhood.

With humor, honesty, and renegade insight, Rebecca makes the transition from life as an odd-job doing commitment-phobic, chain-smoking, irresponsible party-girl to life as a work-at-home mother with a different kind of social life. Throughout, Rebecca doesn't relinquish the token qualities of her free-spirited, pre-baby self; rebelling against both the "soccer mom," and "young mother" stereotypes, challenging herself to grow up without outgrowing her dreams, and most importantly embracing motherhood without a map.

Rockabye explores the coming together of mother and son and their mutual coming of age. How does Rebecca adapt to motherhood? By acting on instinct and maintaining a strong sense of self, breaking rules (sometimes her own) in the process and building her own adventures out of legos and alphabet blocks.

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Seal Press (April 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1580052320
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580052320
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,778 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, honest, powerful, and fun: a truly original voice, April 5, 2008
I'm a longtime fan of Rebecca Woolf and her blogs: she has a unique perspective, a clever writing style, and doesn't hold anything back. This book is just as I'd imagined it could be--she never gets formal or pretentious just because her medium has changed. Her independent spirit and undeniable writing skill shine through whether she's talking about diapers or sex, marriage or rock shows.

Whether or not you're interested in parenting (after all, she wasn't when the journey started) this is just a propulsive read about life, love, and what it's like to be young and faced with something unexpected. Cliched but true: you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll think. Heartfelt but subversive, this book is like sitting down with a great friend whose world has been turned upside down, dropping your guard, and letting it all hang out. Tuck it in your duck-print diaper bag or your Prada clutch. You'll be so glad you did...
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Honest and poetic, April 14, 2008
When I bought Rebecca Woolf's "Rockabye: From Wild to Child", I was sold a misleading bill of goods. Like Neal Pollack's "Alternadad", Woolf's memoir was marketed as the story of a party-all-nighter's quest to transition to parenthood without losing her innate coolness. And like Pollack's memoir, "Rockabye" turned out to be so much more. It's a heartfelt exploration of a new parent's discovery of her heart and soul, awakened by the birth of her child, and how, in finding her own way to be that son's very best parent, she finds her true self. Woolf writes with unblinking honesty and a stunning gift for language. I've never been so happy to find that a book I'm reading is not the book I thought it was going to be.
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a ride., April 12, 2008
I have been a loyal reader of Rebecca Woolf's since back in the days of the Pointy Toe Shoe Factory. This has been a journey that many of us have been riding in the Rebecca's VW carseat on the information superhighway for many years.
I think that there are many of us who have followed along through emotional last few years of her life feeling a bit voyeuristic. Other times I have felt like a passenger, a welcome one, as the dialogue she opens in her blog becomes so much about the reader, not the author.
Blogging about your life is so intimate for both the writer and the reader. It is impossible to not grow attached in this one way relationship. It is very similar for a memoir to feel this way.
I loved this book. So many moments of tears and laughter. Rebecca has an easy voice that is so welcoming. It reads very similarly to her blogs. Those blogs that have kept me checking in on regular day to day basis.
Some friends and I, who are loyal to Woolf's blogs, were worried that it would be too familiar; or worse, just verbatim from the blogosphere. I was relieved to say that isn't so.
For example, coming across the chapter "Things that are relative," It was from a completely different vantage point than when I first read about that time in her life. After reading the chapter, not in tears, but with a wide smile. I was taken back to the night when I sat alone in my office and read about Rebecca's Uncle Pete for the first time. It was dark. Everyone had gone home for the day. I sat there with tears streaming down my face and the blue light from my screen glistening on my face. It gradually grew to full on sobbing. Rebecca posted that in the www, I guess for relief, to get it out, to express those feelings in a tangible way, to share with strangers something so difficult and raw. I was sobbing first for her, but then for my own father, and my mother's father who were both gone from our lives too soon. I hadn't cried or frankly thought about either in a long time. I needed the invitation, from someone I trusted.
That night, her blogs, and especially this memoir, Rockabye, are all examples of how Rebecca has created a dialogue with her readers, that isn't just about her life. As memoirs go, that is trully unique.
A memoir that is less about the writer and more about all of us??? That's so... socialist? I don't know, maybe not, but I love this community that she has created by just having the balls to share.
I was swollen with pride when I got my copy from Amazon. I think many of us have grown from the ride in the passenger seat with Rebecca behind the wheel. At least I have. Thanks, Bec.
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2.0 out of 5 stars a little too much angst...
Angst in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. I myself used to have a ton of it, and I used to write and think very much like Ms. Woolf does, but it was in high school... Read more
Published 2 months ago by FashionShow

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book! I don't think it could have been any better.
I read this book after becoming unexpectedly pregnant myself and found many parts relatable.

Thank you for writing such a beautiful book!
Published 2 months ago by M. Mouton

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, thoughtful, and inspiring.
I'm not a parent, but you don't have to be one to be touched and inspired by Rebecca's story. She's young (mid-20s, I believe, when this was written), but has an incredible grasp... Read more
Published 4 months ago by S. Ralls

4.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Great book! She's driven me to tears several times now. I bought this when I was 5 months pregnant and I haven't finished it because I don't want it to be over. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Rosario Parker

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE this woman.
Loved, loved, LOVED this book. This woman is bloody brilliant.

A friend recommended this book to me and boy did she have it spot on. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Sammy Aida

5.0 out of 5 stars Strikingly Honest
What I loved most about this book is the honesty within every word. Motherhood, while being one of the most rewarding events in many women's lives, is not the easiest thing to... Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Hartom

2.0 out of 5 stars Meh
I wanted to like this book. Her blog is OK. A bit sappy for my taste. But as a fellow wild child turned mom I keep coming back, hopeful, but some how never fully satisfied. Read more
Published 11 months ago by None Ya

5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic and Raw
I hadn't read Rebecca Woolf's blog before I read this book. I immediately sought out more, more after wiping the tears from my eyes. Rebecca's eloquence inspires me so much. Read more
Published 16 months ago by R. J. Arens

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Your Ordinary Parenting Memoir

Girl's Gone Child, written by Rebecca Woolf, was one of the first blogs I ever read on a regular basis. Read more
Published 16 months ago by PunditMom

5.0 out of 5 stars too short!
I read this book in one sitting, and my only complaint is that it wasn't longer! I stumbled across Rebecca's blog a few months ago - I'm hooked! Wonderful style and heart! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Kristin Cochran

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