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Mothercry : Languaging longing and loneliness through the omphalos of ageing mothers of adults - A love song for the motherline
Overview
Mothercry is a groundbreaking exploration of the conditions of mothering for ageing mothers of adult children in modern western families.
It is a weaving of experience, ideas and philosophy that extracts longing, loneliness and love from the melee of emotional theory, proposing an entirely new frontier for understanding these primal, universally human, forces.
Mothercry wades into barely explored territories of modern living, including:
-
- experiences common to ageing mothers of adults in modern nuclear families
- the nature of longing, loneliness and love
- power forces undermining the health and wellbeing of western families
- the importance of finding new language for feeling in the human body
- the restoration of health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.
"Exquisite. A work of art of depth, integrity and genius." Dr Clare Finegan
"... ineffably beautiful. This book is the loving arms that tells women they are not alone." Susan Moriarty
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780980704365
- ISBN-10: 0980704367
- Publisher: Writing for the Brave
- Publish Date: March 2026
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.46 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.68 pounds
- Page Count: 216
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