Lucy Jones

Matrescence

On Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood

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Produktbeschreibung

"In this important and ground-breaking, deeply personal investigation, Jones writes of the emerging concept of "matrescence" - the wholeness of becoming a mother. Drawing on her own experiences of twice becoming a mother, as well as exploring the latest research in the fields of neuroscience and evolutionary biology; psychoanalysis and existential therapy; sociology, economics and ecology, Jones writes of the physical and emotional changes in the maternal mind, body, and spirit and shows us how these changes are far more profound, wild, and enduring than have been previously explored or written about. Part memoir, part scientific and health reporting, part social critique, ecological philosophy, eco-feminism and nature writing, Matrescence is a kind of whodunnit, ferreting out with the most nuanced, searing and honest observations, why mothers throughout this heightened transition are at a breaking point, and what the institution of intensive, isolated motherhood can tell us about our still-dominant social and cultural myths"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 170mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780593317310
• ISBN-10: 0593317319
• Artikelnr.: 68650319

Autorenporträt

LUCY JONES was born in Cambridge, England, and educated at University College London. She has written on culture, science and nature. Her articles have been published on BBC Earth and in The Sunday Times, The Guardian and the New Statesman. Her first book, Foxes Unearthed, received the Society of Authors' Roger Deakin Award. Jones lives in Hampshire, England.

Rezensionen

A thrilling examination of what it means to be a mother ... Myths are smashed from page one ... essential reading, roaring and ready to change conversations Jude Rogers Observer