REVIEWS FOR LOVE, DAD
This is the place for reviews, features and thoughts relating to my memoir, Love, Dad.
‘Love, Dad is a funny, heartfelt and authentic read, with a particular emphasis on male friendships and men’s mental health.’
Cheryl Akle, The Australian
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‘There were moments where I reacted physically to Love, Dad which is a mark of high-quality storytelling.’
Shannon Britza, Writing WA
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‘The only way to truly appreciate this beautiful, enlightening and insightful book is to read it..’
Jen Bowden, Westerly Magazine
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'Love, Dad will ring true to different readers, and it has a lot to offer most of us, but most of all the anxious dads we know and love.’
Hannah Cartmel, Books+Publishing
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‘Love, Dad is brave, honest, thoughtful and vulnerable: a memoir for the modern man. Personable and relatable and read-bits-aloud funny.’
Emma Young
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‘Steed has a turn of vernacular and a take on modern parenting that hitches up a reader’s smile.’
George Dunford, Arts Hub
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‘Lovingly celebrating the wild ride of parenthood.’
Sydney Morning Herald
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‘Memoir is hard to get right: in part, it needs to be able to speak to its audience – with subject matter that is not just about the autobiographer, but manages to be about the reader too. With Love, Dad, Laurie has found a way to address the tricky terrain of fatherhood and masculinity, of being a father, a son, and a son-in-law. It’s a funny, timely, arresting and moving exploration of late-millennial fatherhood.’
Georgia Richter, Publisher, Fremantle Press
