The art of waiting-- : on fertility, medicine, and motherhood
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Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2016].
ISBN
9781555977498, 1555977499
Status
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
618.178 BOG
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618.178 BOG
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Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2016].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
242 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781555977498, 1555977499
Notes
General Note
"A brilliant exploration of the natural, medical, psychological, and political facets of fertility"--Back cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-242).
Description
"In [a] heartbreaking essay, Boggs eloquently recounts her realization that she might never be able to conceive. She searches the apparently fertile world around her-- the emergence of thirteen-year cicadas, the birth of eaglets near her rural home, and an unusual gorilla pregnancy at a local zoo-- for signs that she is not alone. Boggs also explores other aspects of fertility and infertility: the way longing for a child plays out in the classic Coen brothers film Raising Arizona; the depiction of childlessness in literature, from Macbeth to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; the financial and legal complications that accompany alternative means of family making; the private and public expressions of iconic writers grappling with motherhood and fertility. She reports, with great empathy, complex stories of couples who adopted domestically and from overseas, LGBT couples considering assisted reproduction and surrogacy, and women and men reflecting on childless or child-free lives. In [this book], Boggs deftly distills her time of waiting into an expansive contemplation of fertility, choice, and the many possible roads to making a life and making a family."--Amazon.com
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Boggs, B. (2016). The art of waiting--: on fertility, medicine, and motherhood . Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boggs, Belle. 2016. The Art of Waiting--: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood. Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boggs, Belle. The Art of Waiting--: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood Graywolf Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Boggs, Belle. The Art of Waiting--: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood Graywolf Press, 2016.
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