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Monsters, martyrs, and marionettes : essays on motherhood / Adrienne Gruber.

Gruber, Adrienne, 1980- (author.).

Summary:

Monsters, Martyrs, and Marionettes is a revelatory hybrid collection that subverts the stereotypes and transcends the platitudes of family life to examine motherhood with blistering insight. Documenting the birth and early life of her three daughters, Adrienne Gruber shares what it really means to use one' s body to bring another life into the world and the lasting ramifications of that act on both parent and child. Each piece peers into the seemingly mundane to show us the mortal and emotional consequences of maternal bonds, placing experiences of " being a mom" within broader contexts- historical, literary, biological, and psychological- to speak to the ugly realities of parenthood often omitted from mainstream conversations. Ultimately, this deeply moving, graceful collection forces us to consider how close we are to death, even in the most average of moments, and how beauty is a necessary celebration amidst the chaos of being alive.

Record details

ISBN: 9781771669030
Physical Description: 171 pages ; 21 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Toronto : Book*hug Press, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Monsters -- Catalogue -- Hunger: Notes to my Middle Daughter -- Erosion -- Fractal -- Martyrs -- I Let Out My Breath -- The Smell of Screaming -- Blood Month -- A Route That Does Not Include Your Child -- Marionettes -- Chimera -- How She Runs -- Vigil for the Vigilant -- You' re Wrong About.