
Mother Reader
Essential Writings on Motherhood
Moyra Davey(Editor)
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Published on 1. May 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
345 pages
978-1-58322-072-6 (ISBN)
Description
The intersection of motherhood and creative life is explored in these writings on mothering that turn the spotlight from the child to the mother herself. Here, in memoirs, testimonials, diaries, essays, and fiction, mothers describe first-hand the changes brought to their lives by pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering.
Many of the writers articulate difficult and socially unsanctioned maternal anger and ambivalence. In Mother Reader, motherhood is scrutinized for all its painful and illuminating subtleties, and addressed with unconventional wisdom and candor. What emerges is a sense of a community of writers speaking to and about each other out of a common experience, and a compilation of extraordinary literature never before assembled in a single volume.
Many of the writers articulate difficult and socially unsanctioned maternal anger and ambivalence. In Mother Reader, motherhood is scrutinized for all its painful and illuminating subtleties, and addressed with unconventional wisdom and candor. What emerges is a sense of a community of writers speaking to and about each other out of a common experience, and a compilation of extraordinary literature never before assembled in a single volume.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58322-072-6 (9781583220726)
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07/2010
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Edited by Moyra Davey