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A review by bookwyrmdancer
Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood by Lucy Jones
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I’m not sure how to adequately express how much I loved this book. I generally tend towards fiction rather than non fiction and it takes a special kind of non fiction book to capture and hold my attention - an even more special kind to earn five stars and a place on my favourite books list. Matrescence is that kind of special.
I started reading it when I was just a few weeks into new motherhood. It has taken me 6 months to finish it (reading a hardback becomes much harder with a baby around!). Motherhood is something I have yearned for for a long time and when it finally arrived it broke me apart in unexpected ways. This book made me feel so SEEN. It echoed many of my thoughts, feelings and frustrations back to me. It explained some of the unexplainable. It took some of the most isolating moments of my life and showed me I was not, in fact, alone in them. It is beautifully written, thoroughly researched, honest and impassioned. It is essential reading and - I can’t emphasise this enough - not just for mothers! Not even just for parents. For anyone and everyone. It shines a light on a central but significantly overlooked element of our society and offers a call to arms for lasting positive change. It also unlocks the wonder and the terror of one of the most transformative human experiences. Read it.
I started reading it when I was just a few weeks into new motherhood. It has taken me 6 months to finish it (reading a hardback becomes much harder with a baby around!). Motherhood is something I have yearned for for a long time and when it finally arrived it broke me apart in unexpected ways. This book made me feel so SEEN. It echoed many of my thoughts, feelings and frustrations back to me. It explained some of the unexplainable. It took some of the most isolating moments of my life and showed me I was not, in fact, alone in them. It is beautifully written, thoroughly researched, honest and impassioned. It is essential reading and - I can’t emphasise this enough - not just for mothers! Not even just for parents. For anyone and everyone. It shines a light on a central but significantly overlooked element of our society and offers a call to arms for lasting positive change. It also unlocks the wonder and the terror of one of the most transformative human experiences. Read it.