Women's work : a personal reckoning with labour, motherhood, and privilege
Stack, Megan K.2019
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After her first book was published to acclaim, journalist Megan K. Stack got pregnant and quit her job to write. She pictured herself pen in hand while the baby napped, but instead found herself traumatised by a difficult birth and shell-shocked by the start of motherhood. Living abroad provided her with access to affordable domestic labour, and, sure enough, hiring a nanny gave her back the ability to work. When Pooja, an Indian nanny who had been absorbed into the family, disappeared one night with no explanation, Megan was forced to confront the truth: these women were not replaceable, and her life had become inextricably intertwined with theirs. She set off on a journey to find out where they really come from and understand the global and personal implications of wages paid, services received, and emotional boundaries drawn in the home.
Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2019.
x, 336 pages ; 24 cm.
First published in the USA by Doubleday 2019.
97819258490739781912854066
362.7120954305.40954
English
354271
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing | 305.40954 STA | Available |