Black Milk: On the Conflicting Demands of Writing, Creativity, and Motherhood by Elif Shafak

Black Milk: On the Conflicting Demands of Writing, Creativity, and Motherhood

Elif Shafak with Hande Zapsu Watt (Translator)

267 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction feminism memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

A thoughtful and incisive meditation on literature, motherhood, and spiritual wellbeing from the author of The Island of Missing Trees (a Reese’s Book Club Pick) After the birth of her first child, Elif Shafak experienced a profound personal crisi...

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Moods

reflective 93%
emotional 56%
informative 50%
inspiring 43%
lighthearted 25%
challenging 18%
funny 18%
hopeful 18%
dark 12%
sad 12%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 6%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 26%
fast 13%

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