Ahlqvist Emma - My Body Created A Human A Love Story - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: This graphic novel style memoir about the weirdness and wonder of pregnancy and early motherhood is told with humor frankness and honesty. The perfect gift for new parents parents - to - be or anyone interested in the experience of bringing a new human into today's world. Emma Ahlqvist's graphic memoir about the birth and early moments of raising her first child is a wry and resonant portrayal of both the challenges and excitement of pregnancy birth breastfeeding and embracing the experience of motherhood. Told through black - and - white drawings and short frank captions Ahlqvist considers everything from lactation woes to anxieties about late - stage capitalism and global warming with drawings centered on the gendered division of labor her efforts to maintain a professional and artistic life after having a baby and the genuine rewards of bringing a child into the world. Unflinching relatable and funny My Body Created a Human portrays the stress and joys of parenthood without the rose - colored glasses and invites laughter empathic nods and exclamations of " You too?" Organized into thematic chapters like " Postpartum" and " A Mother and an Artist " Ahlqvist's drawings can be enjoyed all at once or browsed and savored during late - night and early - morning wake - ups.
Title: My Body Created A Human A Love Story
Author(s): Ahlqvist Emma
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Barcode: 9781648961557
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 9/20/2022
Category: Comic Strip Fiction / Graphic Novels (Children's / Teenage)