Matrescence : On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood - Lucy Jones Fiction and now as a young

and now as a young woman in her twenties

the less she remembers wanting to be saved

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But the sudden death of a young man has put everyone on edge

Matrescence : On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood - Lucy Jones Fiction and now as a young*A New Yorker, New Statesman and Daily Mail BOOK OF THE YEAR**Longlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Non Fiction*'The best book I've ever read about motherhood' Jude Rogers, Observer'I kept scribbling in the margins: 'We need to know this stuff!'' Joanna Pocock, SpectatorA radical new examination of the transition into motherhood and how it affects the mind, brain and bodyDuring pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood, women undergo a far