Diary of a Mother Author Christine Louise Hohlbaum Was a Go-Getter from the Start" Book Written in Dunkin Donuts Parking Lot

Author of Diary of a Mother: Parenting Stories and Other Stuff, Christine Louise Hohlbaum has received rave reviews from readers and media outlets alike.

(Freising, Germany, October 9, 2003)— Christine Louise Hohlbaum was featured recently in several media outlets.The Orange County Review outlined her successes from childhood onwards in a feature article on October 9, 2003 by staff writer Maria Pace. Pace writes that Hohlbaum has been a go-getter from the start."

Her new book, Diary of a Mother: Parenting Stories and Other Stuff, about an Ivy League educated career woman turned child-dedicated housewife, offers its readers a humorous collection of Hohlbaums writing on the perks and woes of motherhood." Despite a recent move to Germany away from her entire family in Central Virginia, Pace remarks that Hohlbaum is clearly a trooper and her spunky spirit is still alive and well."

Mommymission.com had a chance to interview Hohlbaum recently. The transcript is featured on its home page at www.mommymission.com. When asked how Hohlbaum found the time to write Diary of a Mother as a stay-at-home mom, she replies, My then two-year-old daughter attended a Christian preschool three mornings a week. When I dropped her off, my son would fall asleep in the car. Many of my stories were written in the Dunkin Donuts parking lot."

Raising Hell e-zine wrote that Diary of a Mother is a book of warmly anecdotal humor, written with compassion and understanding. It will spark laughs of recognition among those of us who have been through the experience of parenting young children, and serve as a gentle warning to those considering having kids…" (August 21, 2003)

Diary of a Mother brings out the readers emotions on a roller-coaster ride of love, laughter, wit, and child mayhem," said Claudia Odwarka, German mother of two small children. If you are looking for entertainment and validation that you are not alone, this book is for you!"

Hohlbaum's book reads like a movie. I could see each scene, feel the sticky fingers, smell the poopy diaper, laugh out loud, and sometimes cry at the shenanigans of her tribe. Hohlbaum makes truth entertaining," remarked Barbara Drinkwater, mother of three, from Virginia.

Christine Hohlbaum went from career woman to supermom" rapidly. She holds a combined M.A. in International Relations, German and English Literature and, until the birth of her first child in 1999, she was actively involved in modern dance. She has since become an expert on food and sleep negotiation for toddlers and preschoolers. Hohlbaum, a Virginia native, currently lives with her husband, Andreas, and two children, Sophia and Jackson, near Munich, Germany.

Diary of a Mother: Parenting Stories and Other Stuff is a must read for first-time parents, parents-to-be, and their friends. (ISBN: 0-595-28040-4), June 2003, iUniverse, inc. It can be ordered at all major on-line booksellers including www.barnesandnoble.com, www.amazon.com and affiliates, and www.booksamillion.com. Or order it directly from the iUniverse web site at www.iUniverse.com. Your local vendor with access to the Ingram (ipage) database can order it, too. The price is $9.95 U.S., $15.95 Canada, and 8.99 U.K.

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