Motherhood by Eliane Glaser
Brilliant Jenni Murray Liberating, intoxicating Zoe Williams‘Brilliant: at last a young mother brave enough to challenge the Madonna myth’ Jenni Murray
‘It stopped me in my tracks to see so many things that are never said about the profundity, the consequence, the unprettiness of the maternal experienceRadical honesty is a political act, and also a liberating, intoxicating read’ Zoe Williams
‘Startling, provocative and rigorous, this book explains why mothers are so furious and so tired (SO tired!) and how things might change’ Samantha Ellis, author of Take Courage: Anne Brontë and the Art of Life
‘Eliane Glaser brilliantly blends analysis of the all too contemporary injustices of motherhood with a historical perspective, emerging with fresh and vivid insights articulated with verve and wit’ Rebecca Asher, author of Man Up: Boys, Men and Breaking the Male Rules
‘Reading it is like talking to your super-smart and very sensible best friend who has the facts at her fingertips . . . I wish I’d had this book when I was in the thick of it’ Joanna Pocock, The Spectator
‘Powerfully expressed throughout and a compelling, addictively easy read (while being meticulously researched and effortlessly intelligent), this is a breath of fresh air that blends personal observation with political analysis and proper investigative journalism. This will save you reading hundreds of books on motherhood and child-rearing. And is a damn sight more entertaining’ Viv Groskop, Observer
Eliane Glaser is the author of Elitism: A Progressive Defence, Anti-Politics: On the Demonization of Ideology, Authority and the State and Get Real: How to See Through the Hype, Spin and Lies of Modern Life. In addition to writing books, Eliane is a BBC radio producer, a research fellow at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and writes for publications including the Guardian, Prospect and the London Review of Books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780008311919 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008311919 |
| Title | Motherhood |
| Author | Eliane Glaser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2022-05-26 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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