Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos Contributor(s): Knisley, Lucy (Author), Knisley, Lucy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1626728089 ISBN-13: 9781626728080 Publisher: First Second
Binding Type: Paperback Published: February 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary - Comics & Graphic Novels | Contemporary Women - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2018938068 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.4" L (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/19/2018 Booklist 01/01/2019 pg. 53 School Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 123 Shelf Awareness 02/26/2019 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A New York Times bestseller If you work hard enough, if you want it enough, if you're smart and talented and "good enough," you can do anything. Except get pregnant. Her whole life, Lucy Knisley wanted to be a mother. But when it was finally the perfect time, conceiving turned out to be harder than anything she'd ever attempted. Fertility problems were followed by miscarriages, and her eventual successful pregnancy plagued by health issues, up to a dramatic, near-death experience during labor and delivery. This moving, hilarious, and surprisingly informative memoir, Kid Gloves, not only follows Lucy's personal transition into motherhood but also illustrates the history and science of reproductive health from all angles, including curious facts and inspiring (and notorious) figures in medicine and midwifery. Whether you've got kids, want them, or want nothing to do with them, there's something in this graphic memoir to open your mind and heart. |
Contributor Bio(s): Knisley, Lucy: - Lucy Knisley is the author and illustrator of beloved graphic novels about memory, identity, food, and family. Her Alex Award-winning graphic novel, Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, tells the story of her childhood steeped in the food industry. It was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into five languages. Her travelogues (French Milk, An Age of License, and Displacement) and web comic series (Stop Paying Attention) have been lauded by critics, and her combined work has built her a devoted readership for her honest and thoughtful true-life stories. Her graphic memoirs include Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride and Kid Gloves. |
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