![]() ![]() ![]() Rejecting her Jewish heritage and values that dictate women should have as many children as possible whilst in their thirties, Heti presents her dilemma as making it a success as a writer versus bringing up children. Probably the most daring and thought-provoking bookin this selection, Sheila Heti’s Motherhood is an eye-opener about the choices women are making today. The Motherhood Affidavits ( Non-fiction) by Laura Jean Baker She collectively refers to these identities as her ‘harem’ and desperately seeks to unite the voices so that she can stop having conflicting thoughts and focus on her two loves, writing and being a parent, in peace.Ī raw account of her feelings, Shafek’s work is an important literary examination on motherhood and well-being. ![]() Suffering from postpartum depression, the typical symptoms of guilt, anxiety, and an overwhelming sense of shame take hold, Shafek questioned her own abilities as a mother and stopped writing.Īfter finding the courage and need to write again, she crafted this elegant memoir elaborating her experience with the condition and the conflicting voices in her head - each identities of different forms of womanhood - from the maternal to the spiritual to the critic, the multi-tasker and the go-getter pulling her in different directions. Acclaimed Turkish writer Elif Shafak’s memoir about a very difficult personal criss after the birth of her first child in 2006. ![]()
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