Misconceptions by Naomi Wolf


Authors
Naomi Wolf
ISBN
9780099274162
Published
Released
01 / 11 / 2003
Binding
Paperback
Pages
288
Dimensions
129 x 198 x 18mm

Truth, Lies and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood.

Every year, millions of women have their lives turned inside out by the experience of pregnancy. A contemporary woman find herself caught in an absurd paradox: while in the grip of one of the most primal, lonely, sensual and in some ways, psychologically debilitating and physically dangerous experience, she is overwhelmed by invasive, trivialising and infantilising cultural messages about what is happening to her -and who really owns the experience.

Wolf takes a critical look at the powerful vested interests in the pregnancy "business" and at the social message coming at women: an amalgam of sentimentality, psychologically dangerous half-truths and conflicting ideologies. She discusses with devastating honesty her own two pregnancies and those of other women, from the physical and emotional effects of having your body taken over, through the elation and the fear, to the choice of delivery method (where mother-friendly childbirth is often in conflict with hospital-friendly practice) and the effects of post-par turn depression.

'Misconceptions' is a moving, provocative and unusually candid account of pregnancy and childbirth which for the first time tells the truth about women's conflicting emotions and society's hypocritical attitudes to women's experience.
4.95
RRP: $27.95
82% off RRP


This product is unable to be ordered online. Please check in-store availability.
Enter your Postcode or Suburb to view availability and delivery times.

Other Titles by Naomi Wolf

Vintage Classics The Beauty Myth
22.99
18.39
20% Off
The Beauty Myth
29.99
23.99
20% Off
Vagina
24.99
19.99
20% Off

You might also like

SelfCare For New Mums
29.99
23.99
20% Off
9 Months
34.99
27.99
20% Off
Life After Birth
39.99
31.99
20% Off
The MonthbyMonth Baby Book
55.00
44.00
20% Off
The First Forty Days
49.99
39.99
20% Off
The Motherhood Space
34.99
27.99
20% Off
Baby Brain
34.99
27.99
20% Off
Ina Mays Guide To Childbirth
29.99
23.99
20% Off
Your New Pregnancy Bible
55.00
44.00
20% Off

RRP refers to the Recommended Retail Price as set out by the original publisher at time of release.
The RRP set by overseas publishers may vary to those set by local publishers due to exchange rates and shipping costs.
Due to our competitive pricing, we may have not sold all products at their original RRP.