Kathryn Riding lets us into her diaries as she awaits the birth of her first child. 'Under My Skin' is full of the sensual delights, conflicting values and everyday realities of pregnancy. But this touching book is much more than a diary of being pregnant; it is also a travelogue of a woman's experiences in Portugal and Spain. Food, love and confusion reign daily, and her beautiful writing evokes the excitement and introspection of carrying a child. And after her baby is born, she weights up the myths of motherhood against the realities.
Kathryn Riding's candid portrayal of herself and those closest to her is affecting and warm and will strike a chord in everyone in the middle of a life change.
