Soundmachine: A Haunting and Poetic Exploration of Motherhood and Loss
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5 out of 5
Language | : | English |
File size | : | 1557 KB |
Text-to-Speech | : | Enabled |
Screen Reader | : | Supported |
Enhanced typesetting | : | Enabled |
X-Ray | : | Enabled |
Word Wise | : | Enabled |
Print length | : | 264 pages |
Paperback | : | 333 pages |
Item Weight | : | 10.1 ounces |
Rachel Zucker's Soundmachine is a deeply moving and insightful collection of essays that explores the complex and often contradictory experiences of motherhood and loss. Zucker writes with honesty, vulnerability, and a keen eye for detail, creating a tapestry of emotions that will resonate with readers long after they finish the book.
The essays in Soundmachine are divided into three sections: "The Mother," "The Daughter," and "The Ghost." In the first section, Zucker explores the joys and challenges of motherhood, from the early days of breastfeeding to the sleepless nights of a toddler. She writes about the love she feels for her children, but also about the guilt and frustration that can come with being a parent.
In the second section, Zucker turns her attention to her own mother, who died of cancer when Zucker was just 23 years old. She writes about the grief she felt in the wake of her mother's death, and how she has struggled to come to terms with her loss. She also writes about the ways in which her mother's death has shaped her own life and work.
The third section of Soundmachine is a meditation on the nature of loss. Zucker writes about the loss of a loved one, but also about the loss of innocence, youth, and even oneself. She explores the ways in which loss can haunt us, but also how it can lead to growth and transformation.
Soundmachine is a powerful and moving book that will stay with readers long after they finish it. Zucker's writing is honest, vulnerable, and insightful, and she has a gift for capturing the complex emotions that come with motherhood and loss. This is a book that will resonate with anyone who has ever experienced loss, or who has ever loved a child.
Praise for Soundmachine
"Rachel Zucker's Soundmachine is a masterpiece of grief and motherhood. Her essays are raw, honest, and unflinching, but they are also full of love, hope, and redemption. This is a book that will stay with me for a long time." - Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things
"Soundmachine is a stunning book, a symphony of grief and love. Rachel Zucker writes with such honesty and vulnerability about the complexities of motherhood and loss. This is a book that will resonate with anyone who has ever loved and lost." - Dani Shapiro, author of Inheritance and Slow Motion
"Soundmachine is a powerful and moving book. Rachel Zucker's writing is honest, raw, and insightful. This is a book that will stay with me long after I finish it." - Adrienne Rich, author of Diving into the Wreck and Atlas of the Difficult World
5 out of 5
Language | : | English |
File size | : | 1557 KB |
Text-to-Speech | : | Enabled |
Screen Reader | : | Supported |
Enhanced typesetting | : | Enabled |
X-Ray | : | Enabled |
Word Wise | : | Enabled |
Print length | : | 264 pages |
Paperback | : | 333 pages |
Item Weight | : | 10.1 ounces |
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5 out of 5
Language | : | English |
File size | : | 1557 KB |
Text-to-Speech | : | Enabled |
Screen Reader | : | Supported |
Enhanced typesetting | : | Enabled |
X-Ray | : | Enabled |
Word Wise | : | Enabled |
Print length | : | 264 pages |
Paperback | : | 333 pages |
Item Weight | : | 10.1 ounces |