Ungovernable: The Victorian Parent’s Guide to Flawless Children

In Ungovernable, Theresa Oneill conducts an unforgettable tour through the backward, psuedoscientific, and downright bizarre childbearing and parenting fashions of the Victorians, whose useful advice includes:

• How to be sure you’re not too ugly, sickly, or stupid to breed
• Which positions and room decor will help you conceive a son
• How much beer, wine, cyanide, and heroin to consume while pregnant
• How to select the best peasant teat for your child
• Which foods won’t turn your children into sexual deviants

Endlessly surprising, sidesplittingly funny and filled with fascinating historical tidbits and images, Ungovernable provides much-needed perspective on – and comedic relief from – the age-old struggle to bring up baby.

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