Mother Reader: Essential Writings on Motherhood
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1583220720 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 356 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Asha J. Dornfest said Inspiring, shocking, eye-opening. Motherhood can be isolating, joyful, bewildering, boring, confusing, and exhilarating, often in a single day. This book helps mothers feel connected to other women who felt the same way, and were brave enough to express it in print. Amazing writers, including Sylvia Plath, Margaret Mead, Adrienne Rich, but more im. YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND-RX FOR ANXIOUS MOMS This book is an absolute gem with excerpts from many ( not some but MANY) of the best writings on maternal emotions ever to see print. Most of the pieces contained here meet the exacting twin standard of being both compellingly written, and unflinchingly honest and real. Moyra Davey has created the ultimate collec. Mother Reader Will Nourish Your Soul A Customer This is a book for mothers, for writers, for readers, and for anyone to whom life and books are intertwined. The writing is some of the finest modern literature written; just check out the list of contributors. The essays, journals, and stories are powerful enough to inspire laughter, tears, outrage, and love -- p
MOYRA DAVEY is a photographer whose work has appeared in Harper's, Grand Street, Documents, and The New York Times. Davey has exhibited her work widely in the U.S. and Canada, as well as overseas, and is represented by American Fine Arts Co. . in New York
When her infant developed colic, she found that she needed a break from the isolation of being a primary caregiver. Pam Kingsbury, Florence, AL Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. Several women write about their unequivocal desire not to be a mother. The contributors include an impressive list: Doris Lessing, Sylvia Plath, Margaret Mead, Susan Griffin, Adrienne Rich, Alice Walker, Ursula K. Books were her lifeline. Le Guin, Mona Simpson, Toni Morrison, Grace Paley, and Mary Gaitskill. An impressive addition to any women's studies or literature collection. . Her aim in this anthology was "to bring together examples of the best writing on motherhood of the last 60 years, writing that tells firsthand of the mother's experience." Arranged by year of publicat
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. 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.. In Mother Reader, motherhood is scrutinized for all its painful and illuminating subtleties, and addressed with unconventional wisdom and candor. 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