First published 2021
Motherhood transforms everything. It brings joy and disorientation in equal measure. It overwhelms and intensifies life on every level. Katherine May gathers twenty women writers to examine this impossible job in all its raw forms. Contributors including Michelle Adams, Javaria Akbar, MiMi Aye, Jodi Bartle, Sharmila Chauhan, Leah Hazard, Joanne Limburg, Dani McClain, Hollie McNish, Saima Mir, Emily Morris, Huma Qureshi, Michelle Tea, and Tiphanie Yanique overturn assumptions about maternal experience. They break down myths that surround motherhood. They shatter stereotypes about what mothers should be. These essays challenge how society perceives maternal roles. They demand readers listen to voices often ignored or simplified. The collection reveals motherhood as simultaneously the best and most awful job anyone can take on.
Genres: family-life, feminism, non-fiction, 21st-century, parenting, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, raw
208 pages · Paperback · Elliott Thompson