{"product_id":"reproduction-9780063283626","title":"Reproduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lucid, genre-defying novel that explores the surreality of pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood in a country in crisis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA novelist attempts to write a book about Mary Shelley, author of \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, a mother and artist whose harrowing pregnancies reveal the cost of human reproduction. Soon, however, the novelist's own painful experiences of pregnancy and childbirth, as well as her increasing awareness of larger threats from climate change to pandemic, force her to give up on the book and turn instead to writing a contemporary \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, based on the story of an old friend who mysteriously reappears in her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn telling a story that ranges from pregnancy to miscarriage to traumatic birth, from motherhood to the frontiers of reproductive science, Louisa Hall draws powerfully from her own experiences, as well as the stories of two other women: Mary Shelley and Anna, a scientist and would-be parent who is contemplating the possibilities, and morality, of genetic modification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth devastating and joyful, elegant and exacting, \u003cem\u003eReproduction\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful reminder of the hazards and the rewards involved in creating new life, and a profoundly feminist exploration of motherhood, female friendship, and artistic ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063283626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Louisa Hall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42843582333109,"sku":"9780063283626","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_01846585-a466-47fb-8fe3-33fcd6e945be.jpg?v=1681811768","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/reproduction-9780063283626","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}