{"product_id":"the-mother-a-graphic-memoir-paperback","title":"The Mother: A Graphic Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Deutsch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is a truly beautiful and special book.\"--Emily Oster, author of \u003c\/em\u003eExpecting Better\u003cem\u003e and \u003c\/em\u003eCribsheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Searching, honest, funny, and beautiful.\" --Rachel Yoder, author of \u003c\/em\u003eNightbitch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I laugh-sobbed my way through \u003c\/em\u003eThe Mother, \u003cem\u003e so loudly my children came to check on me.\" --Angela Garbes, author of \u003c\/em\u003eEssential Labor\u003cem\u003e and \u003c\/em\u003eLike a Mother\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this hilarious and harrowingly honest graphic memoir, \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e cartoonist Rachel Deutsch, aka @weirdmomart on Instagram, shares the story of her journey into motherhood. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel Deutsch had always wanted a baby. She wanted to press her face into theirs and feed them from her body. Eventually her child might hate her a little. But they'd be on speaking terms most of the time. Wait...or was that just Rachel's experience with \u003cem\u003eher\u003c\/em\u003e mom? Had she processed her own childhood enough to raise a child herself!?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mother\u003c\/em\u003e is about the constant dualities and contradictions of motherhood. The collision of future Rachel and past Rachel. Desperately wanting to get pregnant while fearful of being pregnant. Loving a new identity while missing an old one. Celebrating a new family while mourning the previous incarnation of a partnership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, provocative, and unabashedly candid, Deutsch's memoir embraces both the joys and the challenges of modern parenthood in a way that will resonate with new and seasoned parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel Deutsch\u003c\/strong\u003e's writing, cartoons and illustrations have appeared in publications including \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePRISM\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pinch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMother Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMutha Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and in \u003cem\u003eParentData\u003c\/em\u003e, the popular newsletter by Emily Oster, the author of \u003cem\u003eExpecting Better\u003c\/em\u003e. Deutsch is known for bringing honesty and humour to tough parenting moments. She lives in Montreal with her partner and two young kids, and posts regularly on Instagram as @weirdmomart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42857998516301,"sku":"9781771624329","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/5252\/5389\/files\/Py8Y4XUhVE9781771624329.webp?v=1782786380","url":"https:\/\/ishookcomics.com\/products\/the-mother-a-graphic-memoir-paperback","provider":"iShook Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}