Mother by Sarah Knott - 9780241972748

Name: Mother by Sarah Knott - 9780241972748
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd

Penguin Books Ltd

MotherAn Unconventional History\nAuthor(s): Sarah Knott\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Penguin Books Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780241972748, 978-0241972748\nSynopsis\nWhat was mothering like in the past? \n\nWhen acclaimed historian Sarah Knott became pregnant, she asked herself this question. But accounts of motherhood are hard to find. For centuries, historians have concerned themselves with wars, politics and revolutions, not the everyday details of carrying and caring for a baby. Much to do with becoming a mother, past or present, is lost or forgotten.\n\nUsing the arc of her own experience, from miscarriage to the birth and early babyhood of her two children, and drawing on letters, diaries, court records and paintings, Sarah Knott explores the ever-changing experiences of maternity across the ages. From the labour pains felt by an enslaved woman to the triumphant smile of a royal mistress bearing a king's first son; from a 1950s suburban housewi'