The Whole Intimate Mess

Motherhood, Politics, and Women's Writing

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Biography & Memoir
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Author: Holly Walker ISBN: 9780947518929
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books Publication: June 12, 2017
Imprint: BWB Texts Language: English
Author: Holly Walker
ISBN: 9780947518929
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Publication: June 12, 2017
Imprint: BWB Texts
Language: English

‘I began to pull the threads of my experience back together. Instead of divergent stories about public failure, private torment, and postnatal distress, I started telling myself a united story: the truth, or as close as I could get to it.’

A Rhodes scholar and former Green MP, Holly Walker tells the story of how she became one of New Zealand’s youngest parliamentarians, how motherhood intervened, and how she found solace and solidarity in the writings of women. This short book makes a passionate case for the role of literature in political change and personal resilience, and for the importance of women’s voices in the public sphere.

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‘I began to pull the threads of my experience back together. Instead of divergent stories about public failure, private torment, and postnatal distress, I started telling myself a united story: the truth, or as close as I could get to it.’

A Rhodes scholar and former Green MP, Holly Walker tells the story of how she became one of New Zealand’s youngest parliamentarians, how motherhood intervened, and how she found solace and solidarity in the writings of women. This short book makes a passionate case for the role of literature in political change and personal resilience, and for the importance of women’s voices in the public sphere.

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