Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-215) and index.
Contents
pt. I. Introduction -- 1. Narratives of mothering -- 2. Mothering in context -- pt. II. Mothering : loss, trauma, separation -- 3. Narratives of death : mothering and losing a child -- 4. Narratives of birth : voicing trauma -- 5. Narratives of separation : mothering daughters -- pt. III. New stories of mothering -- 6. Narratives of mothering alone : mothering and ambivalence -- 7. Narratives of lesbian mothering : planning for a child -- 8. Narratives of mothering without guilt.
