This Watery Place: Four Essays on Gestation

by Emma Heaney

What does it feel like to experience your body cleaving into two bodies during fierce debates about fetal separateness and reproductive rights? This Watery Place explores the intimate and physical experiences of conception, gestation, and neonatal care, grounding these experiences in the contemporary political landscape. Drawing from her journey of motherhood, Emma Heaney examines how these profound moments intersect with broader issues of reproductive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745350143
• ISBN13: 9780745350141
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 208 Pages