Arrival Stories
Women Share Their Experiences of Becoming Mothers
Published on 5. April 2022
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-593-23028-2 (ISBN)
Description
"Motherhood is an identity, a calling, a battle, a journey. By sharing their experiences, the contributors to Arrival Stories offer an informative and deeply affecting account of what it feels like when a woman first realizes she is a mother. Throughout her difficult pregnancy, and following her frightening labor experience, Amy Schumer found camaraderie and empowerment in hearing birth stories from other women, including that of her friend, activist Christy Turlington Burns. It is through their conversations that the idea for this book was born. Intimate and urgent, Arrival Stories offers a panoramic view of motherhood, and highlights the grave injustices that women of color face in maternal healthcare"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Illustrations
9 BLACK-&-WHITE PHOTOS THROUGHOUT
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
398 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-593-23028-2 (9780593230282)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Amy Schumer | Christy Turlington Burns
Arrival Stories
Women Share Their Experiences of Becoming Mothers
E-Book
04/2022
The Dial Press
€7.99
Available for download
Persons
Collected by Amy Schumer and Christy Turlington Burns