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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Release Year
2021
ISBN
9781948830409
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Open Letter
ISBN-10
194883040X
ISBN-13
9781948830409
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20050396104

Product Key Features

Book Title
Child
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Epistolary, Parenting / Motherhood
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Family & Relationships, Fiction, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Kjersti A. Skomsvold
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
6.3 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-287853
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 "An intimate, honest exploration of motherhood, compassionate and beautifully written." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Precise and careful, page after page of well-judged, unusual phrases that remain in the mind. . . . Skomsvold writes with empathetic clarity on the sensibility of the artist." -- Irish Times "Bold, witty, and deeply existential, Monsterhuman is a bildungsroman that turns the story of a young woman's chronic fatigue syndrome into an intellectual journey, at once grave and comic." -- Paris Review "A masterwork of control and characterization, Kjersti A. Skomsvold's novel captures what it means to face one's own legacy." --NPR "It is evident, even in translation, that Skomsvold's mastery of tone is the source of her wisdom, and her power." --Lauren Genovesi, Gulf Coast, " The Child,/i> 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 "Bold, witty, and deeply existential, Monsterhuman is a bildungsroman that turns the story of a young woman's chronic fatigue syndrome into an intellectual journey, at once grave and comic." -- Paris Review, " 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 "Bold, witty, and deeply existential, Monsterhuman is a bildungsroman that turns the story of a young woman's chronic fatigue syndrome into an intellectual journey, at once grave and comic." -- Paris Review
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
839.8238
Synopsis
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., Narrated by a woman to her newborn, meandering between her enchanted present and her memories of a more difficult past, The Child is a modern exploration of the territory of motherhood.
LC Classification Number
PT8952.29.K65B37513

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