{"product_id":"black-milk-on-the-conflicting-demands-of-writing-creativity-and-motherhood-paperback","title":"Black Milk: On the Conflicting Demands of Writing, Creativity, and Motherhood - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElif Shafak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thoughtful and incisive meditation on literature, motherhood, and spiritual wellbeing from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Missing Trees \u003c\/i\u003e(a Reese's Book Club Pick) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the birth of her first child, Elif Shafak experienced a profound personal crisis. Plagued by guilt, anxiety, and bewilderment about her new maternal role, the acclaimed novelist stopped writing for the first time in her life. As she plummeted into post-partum depression, Shafak looked to the experiences of other prominent female writers--including Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir, and Alice Walker--for help navigating the conflict between motherhood and artistic creation in a male-dominated society. Searingly honest, eloquent, and unexpectedly humorous, \u003ci\u003eBlack Milk\u003c\/i\u003e will be widely embraced by writers, academics, and anyone who has undergone the identity crisis engendered by being a mother.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElif Shafak\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and a champion of women's rights and freedom of expression. Her books have been translated into fifty-five languages. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Bastard of Istanbul\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Forty Rules of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Architect's Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThree Daughters of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2019 Booker Prize, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Missing Trees\u003c\/i\u003e, which is a November 2021 Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick. She is also the author of a memoir, \u003ci\u003eBlack Milk: On the Conflicting Demands of Writing, Creativity, and Motherhood\u003c\/i\u003e. An active political commentator, columnist, and public speaker, she lives in London. Her website is elifshafak.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467895685373,"sku":"9780143121084","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/RlluZGhJcUJPWHRlemcrZHJ2T2NPUT09.webp?v=1777281353","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/black-milk-on-the-conflicting-demands-of-writing-creativity-and-motherhood-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}