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    Umbilical Cord
    Umbilical Cord
    Umbilical Cord
    Audiobook1 hour

    Umbilical Cord

    Written by Hasan Namir

    Narrated by Amir Haidar

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    Dear Child
    Once upon a time
    Your baba fell in love with your dad
    We got married and dreamt of having a baby
    A roller coaster of emotions and feelings
    We were always hopeful

    Lambda Literary and Stonewall Book Award-winner Hasan Namir shares a joyful collection about parenting, fatherhood and hope. These warm free-verse poems document the journey that he and his husband took to have a child. Between love letters to their young son, Namir shares insight into his love story with his husband, the complexities of the IVF surrogacy process and the first year as a family of three. Umbilical Cord is a heartfelt book for parents or would-be parents, with a universal message of hope.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookhug Press
    Release dateMay 30, 2022
    ISBN9781771668033

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