Otherhood
eBook - ePub

Otherhood

Essays on being childless, childfree and child-adjacent

  1. 308 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Otherhood

Essays on being childless, childfree and child-adjacent

About this book

In Aotearoa the number of people who will never have children is growing — and they're pushing back against the narrative that if they don't, their lives will be somehow 'less than'.

Otherhood's essays are by writers who've felt on the outside looking in, who've lived unexpected lives and who've given the finger to social expectations. Some chose to be childfree, some didn't get to choose and some — through bereavement or blended family dynamics — ask themselves: Am I a mother or am I other?

Thought-provoking, moving and often hilarious, Otherhood opens a more inclusive conversation about what makes a fulfilling life.

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Yes, you can access Otherhood by Kathryn Van Beek,Alie Benge,Lil O'Brien,Kathryn van Beek in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Massey University Press
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781991016744
eBook ISBN
9781991016751
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Famous last words
  6. More schlongs, more cats—Steff Green
  7. Mother issues—Kerry Sunderland
  8. For the love of aiga—Amie Taua
  9. No masturbation allowed—Lil O’Brien
  10. Send her back—Melanie Newfield
  11. How to not be a mother—Feby Idrus
  12. Kingfisher—Hinemoana Baker
  13. Shaping space—Gabrielle Amodeo
  14. Selfish—Donelle McKinley
  15. Why are there so many songs about rainbows?—Kate Camp
  16. Gender rebellion: An Iranian birthright—Golriz Ghahraman
  17. Of wire and cloth—Gráinne Patterson
  18. The feminist shelf—Hazel Phillips
  19. We’re your mother now—Helen Rickerby
  20. Stranded on a shore I never wanted to visit—Iona Winter
  21. Possible names for myself—Henrietta Bollinger
  22. Atmosphere—Lucy O’Connor
  23. Auntie in charge—Jackie Clark
  24. The Addington house—Lily Duval
  25. Blinded—Anna Borrie
  26. I am not on a beach—Kathryn Van Beek
  27. No car, no kids—Andi C. Buchanan
  28. Benevolent deadbeat baby-daddy—Janie Smith
  29. The child—Shaneel Lal
  30. Departure from the motherland—Linda Collins
  31. This is a lie—Lori Leigh
  32. No kidding—Linda Rooney
  33. Another good year—Michaela Tempany
  34. Weaving a life horizontally—Carolijn Guytonbeck
  35. Trunclehood—Sam Orchard
  36. The happy wanderer—Raina Ng
  37. Another birth—Ghazaleh Gol
  38. Synchronicity—Nicola Brown
  39. Auntie—Paula Morris
  40. My favourite girl—Jazial Crossley
  41. DINKs on a plane—Alie Benge
  42. About the editors
  43. About the writers
  44. Acknowledgements
  45. Copyright