{"product_id":"herostories-by-kristn-svava-tomasdottr-9781646052288","title":"Herostories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerostories\u003c\/i\u003e reveals tales untold by most history books: the harrowing journeys and vital triumphs of nineteenth and twentieth century midwifery in the vast landscape of Iceland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComposed from the memoirs and biographies of 100 Icelandic midwives, poet-historian Kristn Svava Tomasdottr's found poems illuminate the dangers and valor of birthwork. Forgoing traditional sagas of androcentric conquest, these poems centre the adventures of \u003ci\u003eljsmur\u003c\/i\u003e, \"mothers of light.\" Tomasdottr leverages epic elements—dashing mountain treks, rivers forded on horseback, unyielding compassion—to challenge how and by whom stories become legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe follow-up to Tomasdottr and Thors' award-winning, PEN-nominated \u003ci\u003eStormwarning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHerostories\u003c\/i\u003e documents the professional achievements of Iceland's first women to work outside the home, precursors to today's midwives who remain central to contemporary health care on the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond archival recognition, the text's formally ambitious poetics render gender-based battles for literacy and education alongside narratives of selfless womanly caretaking, pressurizing the fundamental tensions between feminine self-actualization and the romanticised service of these trailblazing figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470792671468,"sku":"9781646052288","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781646052288-herostories.jpg?v=1775227083","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/herostories-by-kristn-svava-tomasdottr-9781646052288","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}