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 What's it like being a mother? she asked. We were both looking at the babies. I lied. I said it was wonderful. I couldn't admit to her, not then, that my primary emotion was one of shame. Praise for Jessica Cornwell 'A young writer with an incredible imagination' The Times '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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jessica Cornwell, Cornwell Jessica, JESSICA CORNWELL
• Editore: Virago Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780349014296
• ISBN: 978-0-349-01429-6
• Pagine: 448
• Dimensioni: 148 mm x 220 mm x 42 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Specializzazioni mediche; 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