Double Time: How I Survived---and Mostly Thrived---Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins
Praise forDouble Time: “Raising twins is maddening and masochistic yet worth every crazy moment. Jane Roper captures them all in her revealing, heart wrenching, hilarious memoir. As a mother of twins myself, I cackled and related on every page as Jane revealed the unvarnished truth about dealing with twins, depression and trying to ‘have it all.’” --Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, author ofSippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay: And Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom "At once immeasurably funny and deeply comforting; if you are expecting or have young twins, this is a must-read." -Elizabeth Lyons, author ofYou Cannot Be Serious: and 32 Other Rulesthat Sustain a (Mostly) Balanced MomandReady or Not Here We Come!: The Real Experts' Guide to the First Year With Twins"With candor to spare, Jane Roper shares her twin-parenting tale with commitment, compassion and a generous dose of comedy. Whether you are expecting twins, parenting twins, dealing with depression, or simply want a great read from a great writer, read Double Time!" -- Cheryl Lage, author ofTwinspiration-Real Life Advice from Pregnancy throughthe First Year"It’s like sharing a bottle of wine with a friend." --San Francisco Chronicle“With humor and frankness, the author opens a private door into her life as a new mother of fraternal girls . . . A straightforward, honest look at how raising a child is difficult, but raising twins can be exponentially more demanding.”--Kirkus“Her honest and funny take on an often frantic life with twins make the slog of raising babies amusing and memorable. Roper ultimately succeeds in making the story of a new mom feel fresh and engaging.” –Publisher’s Weekly