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Mother ship

Segal, Francesca, 1980-2019
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After her identical twin girls were born ten weeks prematurely, Francesca Segal finds herself sitting vigil in the 'mother ship' of neonatal intensive care, all romantic expectations of new parenthood obliterated. Her gripping diary of those months combines the tenderness of a love poem with the compulsive pace of a thriller. As each day brings a fresh challenge for her and her babies, Francesca makes a temporary life among a band of mothers who are vivid, fearless, and inspiring, taking care not only of their children but of one another. 'Mother Ship' is an intimate, raucous, sublime, and electrifying memoir. It is a hymn to the sustaining power of women's friendship, and a loving celebration of the two small girls - and their mother - who defy the odds.
Main title:
Mother ship / Francesca Segal.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2019.
Collation:
279 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781784742690 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2260288
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