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An Important Voice

April 4, 2016 by Ale 8 Comments

I’m taking a non-fiction elective this semester, and one of our required readings is “A Life’s Work: On Becoming a Mother.” I knew nothing about it before opening it, and as a person who’s already a little bit terrified at the idea of someday being responsible for the survival of another human being, this book hit me hard. The prose is absolutely beautiful. Cusk’s words flow out naturally and accessibly even as she’s unpacking serious emotion, and I blew through this book in about two […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, cusk, Motherhood, Non-Fiction

Ale's CBR8 Review No:7 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, cusk, Motherhood, Non-Fiction ·
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