Monsters, Martyrs, and Marionettes

Essays on Motherhood

Adrienne Gruber (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

180 Seiten

2024
Book*hug (Verlag)
978-1-77166-903-0 (ISBN)

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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.

Adrienne Gruber is an award-winning poet and essayist originally from Saskatoon. She is the author of three books of poetry, including Buoyancy Control and Q & A, both from Book*hug Press. She lives with her partner and their three daughters on Nex_wlé lex_m (Bowen Island), British Columbia, the traditional territory of the Squamish peoples.

Erscheinungsdatum	03.05.2024
Reihe/Serie	Essais Series
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	133 x 203 mm
Gewicht	91 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Schwangerschaft / Geburt
ISBN-10	1-77166-903-9 / 1771669039
ISBN-13	978-1-77166-903-0 / 9781771669030
Zustand	Neuware