Great Expectations Ed 2 - Twenty-Five True Stories about Childbirth

In this exceptional collection of original essays, twenty-five celebrated writers share one of their most intimate and life-changing experiences: giving birth. Moving, uniquely honest, and transformative, Great Expectations takes the reader on an emotional and physical journey like no other.

About the author

Lisa Moore is the acclaimed author of February and Alligator. February won CBC's Canada Reads competition, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and was named a New Yorker Best Book of the Year, and a Globe and Mail Top 100 Book. Alligator was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Canada and the Caribbean), and was a national bestseller. Her story collection Open was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and a national bestseller. She lives in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Dede Crane is the critically acclaimed author of the novel Sympathy, and the the teen novel, The 25 Pains of Kennedy Baines. She is the co-editor of Great Expectations: Twenty-Four True Stories about Childbirth. Her stories have been shortlisted for the CBC Literary Awards and published in numerous literary journals. Dede is a former professional ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her husband, writer Bill Gaston, and their four children.

Summary

In this exceptional collection of original essays, twenty-five celebrated writers share one of their most intimate and life-changing experiences: giving birth. Moving, uniquely honest, and transformative, Great Expectations takes the reader on an emotional and physical journey like no other.

Foreword

REVIEW COPIES:

• Publishers Weekly
• Booklist
• Kirkus Reviews

Product details

• Assisted by: Dede Crane (Editor), Lisa Moore (Editor), Moore Lisa (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.07.2018
• EAN: 9781487003890
• ISBN: 978-1-4870-0389-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Guides > Health; HEALTH & FITNESS / Pregnancy & Childbirth, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers, Family & relationships, Advice on parenting, Pregnancy, birth & baby care, Parenting: advice and issues, Pregnancy, birth and baby care: advice and issues, Relationships and families: advice and issues