Sophie White's new book is a genre-crossing gem mixing motherhood, mental health and cooking

WHEN columnist, chef and now author Sophie White was expecting her first baby, her mother hissed in her ear that it was not going to be plain sailing. Far from it, in fact.
She was glad of the warning because when her now-beloved son Rufus (two) arrived in the world, it was a violent, life-altering shock. “My first thought was ‘What is that?’ They look really freaky,” Sophie says, squishing up her nose.