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Author:
Jazmina Barrera, Christina MacSweeney
Publisher:
Two Lines Press
Date:
May 3, 2022
An intimate exploration of motherhood, Linea Nigra approaches the worries and joys of childbearing from a diverse range of inspirations and traditions, from Louise Bourgeois to Ursula K. Le Guin to the indigenous Nahua model Luz Jiménez. Part memoir and part manifesto, Barrera's singular insights, delivered in candid prose, clarify motherhood while also cherishing the mysteries of the body.
What The Reviewers Say
... isn’t constrained by the anticipated rise and fall of its plot.
... takes maternal creativity to surprising and rewarding places.
... a refreshingly different take on traditional what-to-expect titles for mothers-to-be.
Linea Nigra is both a diary and philosophical appeal for pregnancy and motherhood to become subjects for serious literature..
