The Child [electronic resource]

Kjersti A. Skomsvold2021

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"The Child pays close, intelligent attention to motherhood and art. It's written with memorable precision and love, and I was sorry to finish it."-Sarah Moss, author of Summerwater "I loved this book, as raw and shimmering as the early nights of motherhood; through its poetic fragments and deep thought the wonder, fear and joy of intimacy shine."-Liz Berry, author of The Republic of Motherhood "An intimate, honest exploration of motherhood, compassionate and beautifully written."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Precise and careful, page after page of well-judged, unusual phrases that remain in the mind. . . . Skomsvold writes with empathetic clarity on the sensibility of the artist."-Irish Times "Bold, witty, and deeply existential, Monsterhuman is a bildungsroman that turns the story of a young woman's chronic fatigue syndrome into an intellectual journey, at once grave and comic."-Paris Review "A masterwork of control and characterization, Kjersti A. Skomsvold...