Mother Nature - Conversations with the Women Who Raised Us - E-book - ePub

Dear Minnie, My darling baby girl. How do I go about trying to tell you what you mean to me? I well up every time I try to even describe the love I hold for you. My little showstopper. My best little pal. The love of my life. Let me fill you in. After having her first child, Stacey Dooley had a new understanding of what family means - but not everyone's experience of motherhood is the same. In Mother Nature, Stacey brings her trademark empathy and investigative skill to an entirely new 'frontline', exploring the varied perspectives of mothers of all stripes, all over the world.
Using letters that each mother has written to their child as her starting point, Stacey's frank, honest, and moving inquiry takes in experiences from pregnancy to birth and beyond, uncovering the messy truths and different emotional journeys women take, as well as the common bonds they all share. Mother Nature shines a light on the quiet selflessness, resilience, pain, trauma, grief, and joy of every kind of mother, to tell a story that transcends culture and geography, and speaks to us all.