The Wilderness

by Aysegül Savas

A deeply felt chronicle into the wilderness of the first forty days of new motherhood.In the final weeks of her pregnancy, Ayşeg l Savaş becomes fascinated by the mythology around the first forty days after giving birth, and the invisible beings that are said to surround the mother. "In Turkish, we speak of extracting the forty days, like a sort of exorcism. My grandmothers assure me that it will all get better after forty days are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CWQ8V9S2
• ISBN13: 9798893389098
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Transit Books
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 6.9"