{"product_id":"9781950774388","title":"Mother Country","description":"Author: Elana Bell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781950774388\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: BOA Editions\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Jun 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 84 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMother Country\u003c\/i\u003e examines the intricacies of motherdaughter relationships: what we inherit from our mothers, what we let go, what we hold, and what we pass on to our own children, both the visible and invisible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the speaker gradually loses the mother she has always known and upon whom she has always depended to early onset Parkinson's disease and mental illness, she asks herself: \"How do you deal with the grief of losing someone who is still living?\" The caregiving of a child to her parent is further compounded by anxiety and depression, as well as the pain of a miscarriage and the struggle to conceive once more. Her journey comes full circle when the speaker gives birth to a son and discovers the gap between the myths of motherhood and a far more nuanced reality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925085733022,"sku":"ING-9781950774388","price":30.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781950774388.jpg?v=1782959080","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781950774388","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}