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Barcode30053003864660
Home LocationParis-Bourbon
Call No306.8743 LEON
Title Four mothers : an intimate journey through the first year of parenthood in four countries / Abigail Leonard.
Author Leonard, Abigail (Journalist), author.
CollectionNEW: Adult 300-399
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 Paris-Bourbon30053003864660306.8743 LEON6/10/2025 Available

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Personal Name Leonard, Abigail (Journalist), author.
Title Statement Four mothers : an intimate journey through the first year of parenthood in four countries / Abigail Leonard.
Varying Form of Title 4 mothers.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice ©2025.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York, NY : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill : Little, Brown and Company, 2025.
Physical Description 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content Type text txt rdacontent.
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia.
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier.
Summary, Etc. "Tsukasa in Japan grapples with memories of a difficult childhood as she tries to chart a new, healthier path for her own daughter while balancing onerous cultural expectations. Chelsea in Kenya endures a devastating loss just before she gives birth and finds that without the traditional support of previous generations, motherhood can be grueling - but it can also provide emotional healing. Anna in Finland navigates a complicated relationship with her child's father, but the country's robust family policies allow her to still pursue the kind of parenthood that she envisioned. Sarah in the US leaves the religious community that raised her in order to create a less traditional family of her own only to find she's largely confronting motherhood alone. Utterly moving and propulsively readable from page one, Leonard interweaves these stories with a critically researched exploration of how parental support programs evolved in each country--and why some provide more help than others. As nations around the world debate programs like paid leave, universal daycare, reproductive healthcare, and family tax incentives, Four Mothers offers a uniquely intimate, moving portrait of what those policies mean for parents on the ground--and considers what modern families really want."--Publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Motherhood Japan.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Motherhood Finland.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Motherhood Kenya.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Motherhood United States.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Motherhood.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Motherhood Social aspects.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Motherhood Cross-cultural studies.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Mothers Social conditions.
Index Term-Genre/Form Informational works. lcgft.

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