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A novelist attempts to write a book about Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, a mother and artist whose harrowing pregnancies reveal the cost of human reproduction. Soon, however, the novelist's own painful experiences of pregnancy and childbirth, as well as her increasing awareness of larger threats from climate change to pandemic, force her to give up on the book and turn instead to writing a contemporary Frankenstein, based on the story of an...
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
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First edition.
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"Hannah is having a bad day. A bad month. A bad year? That feels terrible to admit, since it's been eight months since her son, Jack, was born, and she loves Jack more than anything. But ever since his harrowing birth, she can't shake the feeling that it could have gone the other way. That her baby might not have made it. As her cozy, claustrophobic days with Jack begin unraveling, Hannah can't tell whether the strange things happening are just new...
3) Blue hour
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Soft Skull Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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First Soft Skull Press edition.
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"Our narrator is a gifted photographer, an uncertain wife, an infertile mother, a biracial woman in an unraveling America. As she grapples with a lifetime of ambivalence about motherhood, yet another act of police brutality makes headlines, and this time the victim is Noah, a boy in her photography class. Unmoored by the grief of a recent devastating miscarriage and Noah's fight for his life, she worries she can no longer chase the hope of having...
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Dutton
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"#1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars Sara Shepard's next adult novel follows a group of mothers living in a mysterious "mommune," each of whom is running from something When Lenna gets a call from her old friend Rhiannon, she is startled; Rhiannon disappeared years ago without a trace. But Lenna is even more startled to learn that Rhiannon has a son and that she lives off the grid with a group of women in a community called...
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HarperOne
Pub. Date
2023.
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First edition.
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English
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"Birdie & Harlow is the story of a baby and a dog. But motherhood is never quite that simple. In Taylor Wolfe's case, it's a long, zigzagging and winding road. Meant to be a last-minute anniversary gift for her then boyfriend (and now husband), the highly-energetic and loud-mouthed Vizla puppy named Harlow turns out to be the best snap decision twenty-year-old Taylor ever makes--and the beginning of the most epic friendship she ever has. As Wolfe's...
6) Spilt Milk
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In her literary debut, internationally award-winning writer Courtney Zoffness considers what we inherit from generations past-biologically, culturally, spiritually-and what we pass on to our children. Spilt Milk is an intimate, bracing, and beautiful exploration of vulnerability and culpability. Zoffness relives her childhood anxiety disorder as she witnesses it manifest in her firstborn; endures brazen sexual advances by a student in her class; grapples...
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Pregnancy For The Skeptical Woman takes the reader behind the "glow" of pregnancy and into the belly of beast by addressing everything from trying to conceive to grappling with postpartum stress. A memoir and practical guide, Pregnancy For The Skeptical Woman is, an easy to read account of what woman can expect, the good and bad, through nine months of pregnancy and the first weeks of having a baby. This book explains every prenatal test and screening...
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Julie Jensen used to believe that mothering meant being on task-making homemade cupcakes for school birthday parties, chauffeuring her kids to all of their various activities, and so on. But as her Multiple Sclerosis progressed, she was no longer physically able to keep up, and she watched one role after another slip away. It forced her to look inside: Was her value just her physical body and her ability to do and be productive?
Julie soon realized...
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Good Mom Rules is a labor of love and advocacy designed to help moms identify and conquer the guilt they carry around with them every day. Many moms hold on to "mistakes" they have made or life circumstances that forced them to parent differently than they once imagined. Conquering guilt allows you to live in the present with your children and enjoy motherhood more. This is possible when you have compassion for the younger version of yourself. Releasing...
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"The Sprout That I Sprung" is a novel that focuses on motherhood, contemporary parenting, and family communication, exploring a variety of interpersonal communication challenges and solutions through as seen through the troubles of different couples and families. Ultimately, the novel is a fictional reflection of a very real issue: how language, communication, and good parenting are the keys to human development and personal success.
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Tracy Beckerman is convinced she was abducted by aliens and dropped off in the suburbs of New Jersey. How else could she explain the fact that one minute she was a single city chick shopping sample sales, and the next, a married mother of two picking through garage sales? In this hilarious romp through the well-manicured lawns of suburbia, Beckerman takes on everyone from psycho mall moms to sinister cappuccino barristers, and proves you don't have...
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Motherhood doesn't come with a rule book. Sometimes you wonder if anyone feels the same way you do. Am I feeding them right? Am I loving them enough? Can I exchange this one for a newer model that doesn't cry so much? There's nothing better than feeling understood, like there's someone else out there who gets it.
This collection of two life long friends' motherly stories, quotes, and memories — both fond and ones they'd sooner forget — will show...
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You're an ambitious career woman. You're a loving mother. Yet, there is more in life that you want and crave. You may have an inkling of what you want, but how do you get there? Oftentimes it might feel easier to just follow the path you're on, but that is not being authentic to you or the life you envision.
In Mommytracked, Sohee Jun helps you define success through reflection and tapping into your inner core throughout the different phases of your...
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A book about parenting by a mom who has been there...
Deedra Hanekamp has had a parenting journey that spanned a divorce, single motherhood, and now happily remarried with a new child. This book on parenting is written from her personal experiences and her personal beliefs. Parenting is a personal journey, and we all have our own thoughts and views centered around it. This book was written to give insight into the personal parenting journey of Deedra....
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Want to know the secrets of The Confident Mother?
More than 20 inspirational mothers and parenting experts share their innermost secrets on what it takes to be a confident mother:
Dame Sarah Storey successfully educated the GB cycling team management to allow her to combine full-time competition with motherhood.
Toni Brodelle of the Pay It Forward Foundation encourages us to nurture our own emotional well-being and asks whose love you craved as...
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Arra Amaru takes you through an unfiltered lens of her trials and tribulations of being a SAHM (Stay At Home Mom). At this job, mommies are on call 24/7. There are no breaks. No vacations, No days off. So put on your seatbelt and enjoy the ever-lasting ride through mischievous mornings, toddler tantrums, slain snacks, and sleep time shenanigans. Guest starring, Joey, a tot at the brink of the so-called terrible twos.
Through Arra's journey she starts...
17) Mother & Son
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Every mother has a story, a story that is worth the telling. These are stories of courage, grit and determination. Stories that give insight into the different lives of others, so that's what it's like to walk in another's shoes. Stories to ring bells, yes, I have been through some of that too, different in context maybe, but with the same will and the same love. Many of these mothers have faced huge challenges. They did this full on and, in the process,...
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So, you have just found out that you are pregnant and expecting a newborn baby? Wonderful!
In a few months, you will meet the little angel that will become the center of your whole world. You are about to embark on a unique adventure, which will transform not only your body but also your personality. It's a really strange feeling, isn't it? Both exciting and terrifying, thrilling and overwhelming. And then comes childbirth - that ultimate miracle...
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One out of ten children suffer from some form of behavioral and emotional disorders. Left untreated, these issues can be life altering, leading to long-term mental health problems and even suicide. Early recognition and intervention is paramount in ensuring a healthy and happy development into adulthood.
Parents usually struggle with the questions "What is wrong with my child?" and "What can I do to help?" Based on fifty years of clinical experience,...
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