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A young mother speaks to her second born child. Since the drama of childbirth, all feels calm. The world is new and full of surprises, even though dangers lurk behind every corner; a car out of control, disease ever-present in the air, the unforgiving speed of time. She tells of the times before the child was born, when the world felt unsure and enveloped in darkness, of long nights with an older lover, of her writing career and the precariousness of beginning a relationship and then a family with her husband, Bo. A portrait of modern motherhood, THE CHILD is a love story about what it means to be alive and stay alive, no matter how hard the journey.

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'The Child pays close, intelligent attention to motherhood and art. It's written with memorable precision and love, and I was sorry to finish it' - Sarah Moss

'I loved this book, as raw and shimmering as the early nights of motherhood; through its poetic fragments and deep thought the wonder, fear and joy of intimacy shine' - Liz Berry, author of The Republic of Motherhood

The Child

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    A Hardback by Kjersti A. Skomsvold, Martin Aitken

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      Publisher Granta Books
      Published 6 May 2021
      ISBN-13 9781783785469
      978-1783785469
      ISBN-10 1783785462
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      Contemporary Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A young mother speaks to her second born child. Since the drama of childbirth, all feels calm. The world is new and full of surprises, even though dangers lurk behind every corner; a car out of control, disease ever-present in the air, the unforgiving speed of time. She tells of the times before the child was born, when the world felt unsure and enveloped in darkness, of long nights with an older lover, of her writing career and the precariousness of beginning a relationship and then a family with her husband, Bo. A portrait of modern motherhood, THE CHILD is a love story about what it means to be alive and stay alive, no matter how hard the journey.

      Trade Review
      'The Child pays close, intelligent attention to motherhood and art. It's written with memorable precision and love, and I was sorry to finish it' - Sarah Moss

      'I loved this book, as raw and shimmering as the early nights of motherhood; through its poetic fragments and deep thought the wonder, fear and joy of intimacy shine' - Liz Berry, author of The Republic of Motherhood

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