Hurricanes in Perfect Power Tales of Modern Motherhood

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• ISBN13: 9781784878313
• ISBN10: 1784878316
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2024-01-30
• Publisher: Vintage Classics

Summary

Some of the finest stories of motherhood ever written, collected in a stunning new collection

'To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colours of a rainbow' MAYA ANGELOU

The story of motherhood is an endlessly rich one. It's one of love - and all the highs and lows that come with that world-turning emotion - and, in the purest sense, of life itself. Within these pages, some of the finest writers in the world explore motherhood in wildly varying modes, from single parenthood to sisters coparenting, from the deepest hardships to the greatest celebrations.

Selected and introduced by Candice Brathwaite, author of I Am Not Your Baby Mother.

Stories by Lydia Davis, Anita Desai, Mary Gaitskill, Tessa Hadley, Jamaica Kincaid, Toni Morrison, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Irenosen Okojie, Casey Plett, Tabitha Siklos, Helen Simpson, Ali Smith

Author Biography

Candice Brathwaite is theauthor ofI Am Not Your Baby Mother. She is a contributing editor atGraziaand her writing has appeared in theGuardian,Harper's Bazaar,Stylist,MetroandHuffington Post. She is also the founder ofMake Motherhood Diverse- an online initiative that aims to ensure many more mothers see themselves reflected online - and a hugely popular influencer. 

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
Winterscape by Anita Desai 1
What You Learn About the Baby by Lydia Davis 35
The Child by Ali Smith 49
Café Society by Helen Simpson 63
Foetus by Tabitha Siklos 75
Mother’s Son by Tessa Hadley 93
Girl by Jamaica Kincaid 117
Sweetness by Toni Morrison 121
Of Mothers and Children by Ngu˜gı˜ wa Thiong’o 131
Winning by Casey Plett 157
Gunk by Irenosen Okojie 215
Heaven by Mary Gaitskill 221