The Mental Load by Emma

The Mental Load by Emma

A scorching collection of cartoons that is incisive, funny and fiercely feminist.

'Women, put down your never-ending to-do list, pour yourself a glass of something and read this book cover to coverI love Emma's sharp political wit and her understanding of the issues that face so many women as we perform a juggling act that could get us a gig with Cirque du Soleil.' - Rebecca Huntley

'The gender wars of household chores' - The Guardian

'Funny and relevant, this is a book to slip on all your colleagues' desks.' - Elle

'Emma talks about the clitoris like nobody else.' - Huffington Post

'Her comics perfectly explain the mental load that women bear in the household' - Marie Claire

'Widely shared on the net, her comic strips echo the feeling of many women who are exhausted by the need to always think of everything' - L'Express

'The mental load. It's incessant, gnawing, exhausting and disproportionately falls to women.' Leah Rupanner, ABC

'The mental load is the running commentary that plays in the minds of (mostly) women, of all the things that need doing that no one else sees but you.' AV Williams, news.com.au

Emma is a 36-year-old computer technician who lives in Paris but who says she learns 'all over the place'. She works on podcasts for the radio station France Culture and her comics run in The Guardian. Emma's strips have a record of going viral. You Should've Asked was viewed on blogs around the world, and an article about her in the French magazine L'Express drew 1.8 million views - a record since the site was created.

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ISBN 13	9781760633646
ISBN 10	176063364X
Title	The Mental Load
Author	Emma
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Murdoch Books
Year published	2018-09-26
Number of pages	216
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.