Nia Vardalos

A delightful journey into motherhood. No matter how you become a mother, it's an amazing and challenging journey. If you are thinking you want to be a mother, there is plenty here to prepare you for whatever comes your way. filled with humor.

FROM BOOK JACKET: Some families are created in different ways but are still, in every way, a family.

Writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding Nia Vardalos firmly believed she was supposed to be a mom, but Mother Nature and modern medicine had put her in a headlock. So she made a choice that shocked friends, family, and even herself: with only 14 hours' notice, she adopted a preschooler.

Instant Mom is Vardalos' hilarious and poignant true chronicle of trying to become a mother while fielding nosy "frenemies" and Hollywood reporters asking, "Any baby news?" With her signature wit and candor, she describes her and husband Ian Gomez's bumpy road to parenting, how they found their daughter, and what happened next. Vardalos includes a comprehensive how-to-adopt section and explores innovative ways to conquer the challenges all new moms face, from sleep to personal grooming. She learns that whether via biology, relationship, or adoption - motherhood comes in many forms.

In Instant Mom, Vardalos shares the terrifying joys of parenthood and for the first time reveals her stubborn optimism and perseverance on her trek to finally becoming a mom, instantly.… (more)

A thoroughly enjoyable well-scripted film, with Nia Vardalos as the bookish Toula who falls in love with a non-Greek, much to the distress of her father.

Some classic lines, delivered with excellent timing in a fast-paced, amusing and yet poignant story involving the inevitable clash of two very different cultures. Both Greek and non-Greek families are caricatured somewhat, yet recognisable too.

Very highly recommended.

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