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The Abandoners On Mothers and Monsters

by [Gómez Urzaiz, Begoña]

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What kind of mother abandons her child? During the pandemic, trapped at home with young children and struggling to find creative space to write, journalist Begoña Gómez Urzaiz became fixated on artistic women who overcame both society's condemnation and their own maternal guilt to leave their children--at will or due to economic or other circumstances.

The Abandoners is sharp, at times slyly humorous, and always deeply empathetic. Using famous examples such as Ingrid Bergman, Muriel Spark, Doris Lessing, and Maria Montessori as well as fictional ones like Anna Karenina and the many roles of Meryl Streep, and interrogating modern trends like "momfluencers," Gómez Urzaiz reveals what our judgement of these women tells us about our judgement of all women.

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  • W. W. Norton & Compan Brand
  • Nov 12, 2024 Pub Date:
  • 9781324079477 ISBN-13:
  • 1324079479 ISBN-10:
  • 256.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 8.3 in * 0.7 in * 5.5 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: