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ISBN-10: 194883040X
ISBN-13: 9781948830409
Publisher: Open Letter
Publish Date: 12/07/2021
Dimensions: 7.90" L, 4.90" W, 0.60" H

The Child

Translator: Martin Aitken

Paperback

Price: $15.95

Overview

A young mother speaks to her second born child. Since the drama of childbirth, all feels calm. The world is new and full of surprises, even though dangers lurk behind every corner; a car out of control, disease ever-present in the air, the unforgiving speed of time.

She tells of the times before the child was born, when the world felt unsure and enveloped in darkness, of long nights with an older lover, of her writing career and the precariousness of beginning a relationship and then a family with her husband, Bo.

A portrait of modern motherhood, The Child is a love story about what it means to be alive and stay alive, no matter how hard the journey.

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Reviews
The Child pays close, intelligent attention to motherhood and art. It's written with memorable precision and love, and I was sorry to finish it.–Sarah Moss, author of Summerwater

I loved this book, as raw and shimmering as the early nights of motherhood; through its poetic fragments and deep thought the wonder, fear and joy of intimacy shine.–Liz Berry, author of The Republic of Motherhood

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Details

ISBN-10: 194883040X
ISBN-13: 9781948830409
Publisher: Open Letter
Publish Date: 12/07/2021
Dimensions: 7.90" L, 4.90" W, 0.60" H
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