Birth Notes - A Memoir of Trauma, Motherhood and Recovery

Informationen zum Autor Jessica Cornwell is a writer living in Somerset. Born in California, she studied at Stanford and the Institute of Theatre in Barcelona before moving to London to work in film. Her first novel, The Serpent Papers , was published in 2015 to great acclaim. In 2018 she became the mother to twin boys. Birth Notes is her first work of non-fiction. Klappentext 'A young writer with an incredible imagination' The Times Following the birth of her twin boys, Jessica Cornwell collapsed in a fever. Alone, recovering, watching her body bruise and break, a curious thing happened: she stopped feeling. At home, the numbness remained. Nursing her boys, Jessica hid her secret - she felt no love, only fear. Worse, vivid memories began to surface, of moments in her past she thought buried. The miscarriage. The car crash. The violence at the hands of the boy she loved. Forced to relive each again, Jessica began to name the shadows that returned to haunt her and reclaim her life. Birth Notes speaks with eloquent rage and searing honesty, shining a light on maternal mental health. It is the love story of a mother for her children and a woman for herself. 'An original, entertaining writer' Observer Vorwort A breathtaking memoir of recovery told from the crux where birth trauma and sexual trauma meet. Zusammenfassung A breathtaking memoir of recovery told from the crux where birth trauma and sexual trauma meet.

Product details

• Authors: Jessica Cornwell, Cornwell Jessica, JESSICA CORNWELL
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780349014289
• ISBN: 978-0-349-01428-9
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 214 mm x 38 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, HEALTH & FITNESS / Pregnancy & Childbirth, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, MEDICAL / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health, Sexual abuse & harassment, Psychology: emotions, Mental health services, Pregnancy, birth & baby care, Therapy & therapeutics