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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Child of Mineby Christina Baker (edt) Kline
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Child of Mine is a book of original essays that reveal the many faces of motherhood, and which explore the amazing variety of feelings and changes that women go through in the first year of maternity. The essays--by writers including Susan Cheever, Mona Simpson, Sarah Bird, Naomi Wolf, Meg Wolitzer, and many more--address a wide range of concerns, from changes in your marriage to delivery experiences to body image, to the mother/child bond, to ambivalence about breastfeeding. We see an African-American mother who's conflicted about hiring a Jamaican baby-sitter; we see an urban working mom who's delighted to be back to her job after maternity leave; we see a mother's nightmare journey through a year of her son's colic. And we see the adoption experience with all its ups and downs. Covering an amazing breadth of experience, readers will recognize themselves as they discover that other mothers have felt the same emotions, cried the same tears, thrilled to similar milestones, and suffered the same indignities and heartaches in that challenging first year of motherhood. Synopsis:This unique collection of original essays features contributions by Mona Simpson, Meg Wolitzer, Susan Cheever, Sara Bird, Naomi Wolf, and other contemporary female writers on the joys and frustrations of the first year of motherhood. Synopsis:With its diverse viewpoints covering the broad spectrum of emotion and concern awaiting a new mother, "Child of Mine" allows readers to discover the universal nature of their innermost feelings. These highly personal essays cover a range of topics: marital challenges, delivery experiences, body image, the mother/child bond, ambivalence about breastfeeding, adoption, and gender. We meet an African American mother who is conflicted about hiring a Jamaican baby-sitter; we meet an urban mother who's delighted to return to work after her maternity leave; we see a mother's nightmare journey through a year of her son's colic; we encounter an adoptive mother who needed to reconcile her "birthing process" with a presentation about the biology of motherhood taking place at her child's school. In one of the most moving pieces in the book, a woman living in rural Vermont talks about raising her child in dire poverty. In thirty essays that range from poignant to laugh-out-loud funny, "Child of Mine" casts welcome light on all the many aspects of new motherhood. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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