From Publishers Weekly
Part memoir, part survival guide, Hull’s personal account of life with more than one child is a testament to an unsurprising reality: raising multiple children is tough. Disappointed by the advice in existing parenting books, journalist Hull took matters into her own hands, searching for answers to questions about how life might change with two. With honesty, humor and expert storytelling, Hull leads readers through the emotional landscape of modern family planning: the debates, doubts, disillusionment and drama of a dual-career couple trying to manage the self-imposed pressures of an expanding clan. While she offers some strategic gems, and the themes and questions posed are universal—loving two children, addressing one’s own needs, working, fitting into jeans, feeling attractive, etc.—Hull leads a fortunate life that has allowed her to attain her dream "that a second child would bring my family great joy." An involved husband and a dedicated nanny help Hull raise her two daughters, which provides ample time for her to continue a career at home as a professional writer—facts that resurface often and may irritate rather than resonate with many families who struggle without a similar support structure. Nonetheless, if they’re lucky enough to find the time, parents of more than one might enjoy a true tale of having it all, eventually, a little at a time.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hull is the kind of woman many moms long to be friends with.


Intelligencer, VA
’Beyond One’ is like a conversation with an older sister who had her two kids before you had yours.


Book Description
Though it may seem that life can't change much more after your first child, many parents are in for a shock when they realize having another does not merely mean ordering two Happy Meals instead of one. In the words of Alice Walker, "With one you can move. With more than one you're a sitting duck." Beyond One is for parents with growing families what Anne Lamott's Operating Instructions is for the novice. Most parenting books are written for first-timers, yet the addition of a second or third child raises wholly different concerns. Already proficient parents no longer need to read about baby care. They're worried about sibling rivalry, and also about themselves. How, they wonder, will having another affect my marriage, work, and friendships? Will I have enough love for two? How will I manage them? Will I ever get my old body back now that I'm buying family-size everything and have so little time to exercise? And what about sex? In Beyond One, Jennifer Bingham Hull chronicles the first three years of life with two children, providing tips, insights, and plenty of comic relief for parents who not only want to grow a family, but get a life.

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