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Praise for DOUBLE TIME Readable, relatable, and genuinely funny[reading Double Time] is like sharing a bottle of wine with a friend. The San Francisco Chronicle There are two babies, two states of mood, two career paths, two themes. In less capable hands, all this doubleness could swerve into the precious, but Roper handles it deftly with humor and warmth. Brain, Child Magazine

DOUBLE TIME

How I Survived and Mostly Thrived Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins By Jane Roper
Publishers Weekly calls DOUBLE TIME fresh and engaging and Huffington Post writes, you will fall in love with Janes family of four.You might shed a tear along the way and you will definitely laugh. DOUBLE TIME (St. Martins Press; April 30, 2013; $14.99 Paperback; 272 pp.) is an entertaining and candid account of conceiving, birthing, and raising twinsand then facing late-onset post partum depression. Janes authentic voice will resonate with mothers everywhere who face the multiple challenges of modern-day motherhoodtimes two! Jane Roper never expected shed have twinsor that theyd be such a spirited twosome. She didnt expect that finding the right balance of work and home would be so tricky. And she certainly didnt expect shed grapple with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder during her daughters toddler years. But she also didnt anticipate just how much joy, laughter and self-discovery motherhood would bring.

 Full of warmth, honesty, occasional advice, and a generous helping of humor, Double Time is a smart and engaging account of the first three years with multiples and a refreshingly candid and vulnerable look at clinical depression. Its a memoir that will resonate countless womenespecially those parenting in double time. About the Book When Jane Roper found out she was pregnant with twins, she searched high and low for a memoir of the first years with multiples, but came up empty-handed. Four years later, she wrote the book she wished shed had as a new mother of twins. DOUBLE TIME is an entertaining, up-close and very personal look at Jane Ropers first three years raising twin daughters. From trying to get pregnant to processing the idea of twins, from round the clock feedings and diaper changes to the joy of watching twinteractions between her girls as their very different personalities emerge, Jane tells all with an honest and humorous voice. Meanwhile, she struggles to keep a history of depression under control and find answers when she is diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder. All this while falling steadily in love with her duo as they grow from sleepy newborns to mischievous toddlers with a penchant for potty talk.

About Jane JANE ROPERs writing has appeared on Babble, Salon, Huffington Post, The Rumpus, and she is the author of Eden Lake, a novel. Jane holds an MFA from the Iowa Writer's Workshop and lives in the Boston area. Visit her blog, Janes Calamity at www.janeroper.com where she writes about parenting, life, work, her daughters diagnosis of Leukemia and the emotional, lighthearted moments shared as a family.

DOUBLE TIME: How I Survivedand Mostly ThrivedThrough the First Three Years of Mothering Twins by Jane Roper **** St. Martins Press; Publication Date: April 30, 2013; Please visit: www.janeroper.com for more information. To interview Jane Roper, please contact: Tanya Farrell, 646-450-8030 or Tanya@wunderkind-pr.com

5 Tips to Support Families Dealing with Childhood Cancer

Jane Ropers daughter, Clio, was diagnosed with leukemia less than two months after the hardcover release of DOUBLE TIME. Jane recently offered these valuable tips to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

1. Don't just ask; do

Please let me know if theres anything I can do. But we love even more when people dont leave the ball in our court, but make a concrete offer: Id like to bring a meal, if that would help. When would be the best time to deliver it?

2. Give a gift card

"Having a child with cancer can be a major financial strain on families, between related expenses (parking, co-pays, take-out food, etc.) or a parent having to work less or not at all. Gift cards for household expenses like groceries, pharmacy and purchases at places like Target or The Home Depot can be a huge help."

3. Don't forget siblings

"Cancer is just as disruptive to the lives of well children as it is to their brothers or sisters with cancer. Siblings grapple with jealousy, fear, anger and a host of other emotions. If you want to send a gift for the child with cancer, give something equally special to his or her siblings. Not only will the siblings appreciate it; the parents will, tootrust me."

4. Help later
"I was thrilled when, just recentlya whole six months after our daughters diagnosisa friend sent us a gift certificate to a gourmet Italian food store that makes amazing frozen entrees. Theres nothing like pulling a delicious, readymade meal from the freezer after a long, draining day at the clinic."

5. Say something
Some friends kept their distance after they learned of our daughters cancer, later telling us that they didnt know what to say, or thought that just sending their thoughts or sympathies wouldnt be enough given the magnitude of our situation, so it was better to keep silent. This couldnt have been farther from the truth. We dont need to be handled with kid gloves just because weve got a sick child. If anything, were tougher than ever.

More Praise for DOUBLE TIME Double Time is the book [Jane Roper] wished shed had at the start of her journey: brutally honest, providing not just insight, but commiseration and reassurance. The Boston Globe

Its smart, hilarious, serious, intimate and above all, candid. Her memoir is also gutsy: Roper bravely describes her battle with depression and how that got complicated when she added twins to her life. Wired, Geek Dad 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 of Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay: And Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom

By the end of Double Time you will be in love with Janes family of four. You might shed a tear along the way and you will definitely laugh. Go buy the book: one for yourself, a dozen to hand out to unsuspecting pregnant women, five for your gynecologists office and ten to wrap for Christmas in July. Huffington Post Parents

Its one of the things that I, as a parent, have also experienced. There is an incredible amount of growth that comes from our relationships with our children. She also developed greater understanding of her bipolar condition through her difficulties. In the end, the story shows how growth can come through even difficult relationships, and how we really grow by our relationships with other people. Bipolar Today

In her new memoir, Double Time, Jane Roper has her own catch and, admittedly, it comes with bragging rights, for the book chronicles not only raising young twins but also her own struggles with depression. The subtitle could easily be Beat That, Suckers! readable, relatable and genuinely funny Its a story Ive heard many times in my childfriendly circles, and its nice to finally see it on a bookshelf. San Francisco Chronicle

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 of Twinspiration