{"product_id":"motherhood-sheila-heti-paperback","title":"Motherhood -- Sheila Heti, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Giller Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times, New York Magazine, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVulture \u003c\/i\u003e(#1 of 2018), \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLit Hub, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookforum, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Top Shelf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sheila Heti's book seems likely to become the defining literary work on the subject . . . It's hard to do justice to its complexity. This is less a book than a tapestry--a finely wrought work of delicate art.\"\n\n--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\n\nFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eHow Should a Person Be?\u003c\/i\u003e comes a daring novel about whether or not to have children. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMotherhood, \u003c\/i\u003eSheila Heti asks what is gained and what is lost when a woman becomes a mother, treating the most consequential decision of early adulthood with the candor, originality, and humor that have won Heti international acclaim and made \u003ci\u003eHow Should A Person Be?\u003c\/i\u003e required reading for a generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her late thirties, when her friends are asking \u003ci\u003ewhen \u003c\/i\u003ethey will become mothers, the narrator of Heti's intimate and urgent novel considers whether she will do so at all. In a narrative spanning several years, casting among the influence of her peers, partner, and her duties to her forbearers, she struggles to make a wise and moral choice. After seeking guidance from philosophy, her body, mysticism, and chance, she discovers her answer much closer to home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMotherhood \u003c\/i\u003eis a courageous, keenly felt, and starkly original novel that will surely spark lively conversations about womanhood, parenthood, and about how--and for whom--to live.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sheila Heti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Holt Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/7\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.1\" H x 5.3\" L x 0.9\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781250214782\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51746023997739,"sku":"9781250214782","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781250214782_b98fe7c6-b2a0-41f7-a2a3-8b9ad9f85e41.jpg?v=1780337557","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/motherhood-sheila-heti-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}