Mother Reader: Essential Writings on Motherhood

Mother Reader: Essential Writings on Motherhood

Mother Reader: Essential Writings on Motherhood
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Editor: Moyra Davey
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-05-10
ISBN: 1583220720
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Seven Stories Press

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Book Review: YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND-RX FOR ANXIOUS MOMS
Summary: 5 Stars

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 collection, making MOTHER READER my #1 gift for new mothers, especially if they appear to be in any of the following mental states: overwhelmed; exhausted; insecure;ambivilent

If you know a new mother who doesn't meet these criteria, well, - perhaps she won't need this book, but for the rest of us, MOTHER READER demonstrates how great literature can also be great medicine, bringing catharsis, healing, revelation, and comfort., enfolding us, assuring us we are not alone.

PS I don't mean to say that you have to be a mother to treasure this collection. For example, I know of no better model for memoir writing.

Summary of Mother Reader: Essential Writings on Motherhood

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.

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