A Life's Work On Becoming a Mother |
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| Author:
| Cusk, Rachel |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78470-677-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2018 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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When it was first published, Cusk's memoir of new motherhood shocked readers and critics alike- it was called 'as compulsive as a thriller' by the
Observer, 'an incitement to riot' by Esther Freud and 'career suicide' by the
New York Times. Cusk was accused of self-obsession, of hating her child and of having post-natal depression, just as she was being celebrated by others for having the courage to speak the truth about being a mother. A modern classic and...
More DescriptionWhen it was first published, Cusk's memoir of new motherhood shocked readers and critics alike- it was called 'as compulsive as a thriller' by the Observer, 'an incitement to riot' by Esther Freud and 'career suicide' by the New York Times. Cusk was accused of self-obsession, of hating her child and of having post-natal depression, just as she was being celebrated by others for having the courage to speak the truth about being a mother.
A modern classic and the antithesis of a parenting manual, in A Life's Work Cusk writes with unflinching honesty and wry humour about the sleepless nights, the loneliness, the moments of despair but also of fierce heart-stopping love.