Motherhood

by Jane Price

This volume is part of a series of investigative books written by women about all aspects of the human body and health. Each book takes into account women's lives in different countries and cultures,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863582117
• ISBN13: 9780863582110
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 154 Pages

Customer Reviews

Very Realistic and Helpful

I read this book a number of years ago after having my first child. It was eye-opening to me and really put into words so many of the baffling feelings I was going through. It really made me question the way our culture treats mothers and how this treatment, whether well-meaning or not, can have a really stifling and often negative effect on women. I don't think it is depressing at all, as one reviewer wrote, except for the fact that it highlights how far we still have to go in terms of gender equality. I have recommended this book to several friends of mine who were depressed or dealing with difficult emotions following the births of their children. To me, the book helps a woman feel sane after the upheavals of becoming a new mother and trying to piece together your identity again in the aftermath. I would whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone.