The Nursery

Name: The Nursery
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780861544929
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By Szilvia Molnar

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The Nursery by Szilvia Molnar offers an introspective look into the life of a new mother grappling with the overwhelming demands of early parenthood. The narrative delves into the complexities of identity, isolation, and the transformation brought about by motherhood, painting a poignant picture of personal change and resilience. This exploration takes readers on a journey through emotional landscapes, blending honesty and empathy.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate introspective and emotional narratives that explore the complexities of motherhood, identity, and isolation. The narrative delves into the psychological intricacies of a new mother's life, presenting a raw and poignant depiction of her experiences and inner world.

The Nursery

Is motherhood supposed to feel like this?

The walls begin to close in on a new mother during the fragile first few days of parenthood

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The walls begin to close in on a new mother during the fragile first few days of parenthood.

Somewhere in New York, in a cramped two-bed apartment that wilts beneath the intense August heat, a young woman stays at home with her baby. Women have done this before now: given birth, nursed their children, held, carried, soothed. But our narrator, a talented translator in another life, doesn’t know what it means to be a mother.

This does not feel easy, this does not feel natural. This doesn’t feel like any of the stories she has heard about parenthood. As she struggles to adjust to her role as a mother, a lifeline appears in the form of Peter, a neighbour who, like her, is confined to this apartment building. But soon his visits start to disturb as much as soothe the young woman, leaving her more fragmented than ever.

The Nursery is a searing, empathetic account of those first, heady postpartum days that will speak to anyone who has felt alone, and needed a friendship to pull them out of the dark.

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Szilvia Molnar's The Nursery has garnered critical acclaim for its vivid portrayal of early motherhood, blending elements of horror and candid honesty. It is praised for its gripping narrative and the ability to capture both the beauty and struggle of postpartum life with unsettling clarity. Reviewers admire the novel's daring, brutally honest exploration of a mother's transformation and its elegant yet haunting prose.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780861544929

Publisher: Oneworld Publications

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oneworld Publications

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Szilvia Molnar is a writer and the foreign rights director at a New York-based literary agency. Her writing has appeared in publications including Guernica, Lit Hub, Triangle House Review and Two Serious Ladies. Originally from Budapest and raised in Sweden, she now splits her time between New York City and Austin, Texas. The Nursery is her first novel.