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Monsters, Martyrs, and Marionettes: Essays on Motherhood

English

By (author): Adrienne Gruber

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 ones 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 contextshistorical, literary, biological, and psychologicalto 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. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 91g
  • Dimensions: 133 x 203mm
  • Publication Date: 01 May 2024
  • Publisher: Book*hug
  • Publication City/Country: Canada
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781771669030

About Adrienne Gruber

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.

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