The wild track : adopting, mothering, belonging
Reynolds, Margaret, 1957-2021
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Beautifully written and extremely moving, this is a probing exploration of what drives a woman to become a mother, told through the prism of the author's experience in deciding and attempting to adopt a child. How to find an outlet for a love that demands expression? Single, in her mid-forties and having experienced a sudden early menopause, the realisation comes to Peggy quietly, and clearly, she decides to adopt a child. But the preparation is arduous and the scrutiny intense. There are questions about past lives, about capability and expectations. Asking big questions about identity and belonging, as well as about what makes a mother - and a home - this is a beautiful meditation on how the legacies of childhood might be overcome by a mother's determination to love.
Main title:
The wild track : adopting, mothering, belonging / Margaret Reynolds with Lucy Reynolds.
Author:
Reynolds, Margaret, 1957-, authorReynolds, Lucy, author
Imprint:
London : Doubleday, 2021.©2021
Collation:
viii, 302 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780857527424 (hbk)9780857527424
Dewey class:
362.734092362.734
Language:
English
BRN:
446227
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 362.734 REY | Available |