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And now we have everything : on motherhood before I was ready / Meaghan O'Connell.

O'Connell, Meaghan, (author.).

Summary:

When Meaghan O'Connell got accidentally pregnant in her twenties and decided to keep the baby, she realized that the book she needed -- a brutally honest, agenda-free reckoning with the emotional and existential impact of motherhood -- didn't exist. So she decided to write it herself. And Now We Have Everything is O'Connell's exploration of the cataclysmic, impossible-to-prepare-for experience of becoming a mother. With her dark humor and hair-trigger B.S. detector, O'Connell addresses the pervasive imposter syndrome that comes with unplanned pregnancy, the fantasies of a "natural" birth experience that erode maternal self-esteem, post-partum body and sex issues, and the fascinating strangeness of stepping into a new, not-yet-comfortable identity. Channeling fears and anxieties that are still taboo and often unspoken, And Now We Have Everything is an unflinchingly frank, funny, and visceral motherhood story for our times, about having a baby and staying, for better or worse, exactly yourself. --Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316393843
  • ISBN: 0316393843
  • Physical Description: v, 230 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Baby fever -- Holding patterns (1 to 41.5) -- A birth story -- Sleepless nights -- A certain kind of mammal -- Slacker parent -- Maternal instincts -- Dry spell -- Extra room (1 to 26).
Awards Note:
Oregon book awards finalist, 2019
Subject: O'Connell, Meaghan.
Mothers > United States > Biography.
Single mothers > United States > Biography.
Motherhood > Anecdotes.
Unplanned pregnancy > Anecdotes.
First pregnancy > Anecdotes.
Pregnancy.
Parenthood.
Unwanted pregnancy > Decision making.
Unwanted pregnancy > Psychological aspects.
Topic Heading: Oregon authors.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library 306.87432 .O182a 2018 (Text) 37814003233971 NON-FICTION Available -
Harney County Library 306.874 O'CONNELL (Text)
: Oregon Literary Arts donation 2019
37720000587410 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Joseph Public Library 306.8 OCO (Text) 30002000248732 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Lake County Main Library - Lakeview 306.8743 O'CONNELL (Text) 37620000930562 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Milton-Freewater Public Library 306.8 O'Conn (Text) 37862000438010 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Pendleton Public Library 306.8 Oc5 (Text) 37801000607406 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Umatilla Public Library F O'Co (Text) 37882001857653 Adult Fiction Available -
Union Carnegie Public Library 306.8 O'CONNELL (Text) 37883000340543 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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