Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear
Femmes (biographies), Parental (rôle), Essais et documents généraux
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Résumé
It might be the most important book about being a parent that you will ever read Emily Rapp Black New York Times bestselling author of The Still Point of the Turning World Brooks s… own personal experience provides the narrative thrust for the book she writes unflinchingly about her own experience Readers who want to know what happened to Brooks will keep reading to learn how the case against her proceeds but it s Brooks s questions about why mothers are so judgmental and competitive that give the book its heft NPROne morning Kim Brooks made a split-second decision to leave her four-year old son in the car while she ran into a store What happened would consume the next several years of her life and spur her to investigate the broader role America s culture of fear plays in parenthood In Small Animals Brooks asks Of all the emotions inherent in parenting is there any more universal or profound than fear Why have our notions of what it means to be a good parent changed so radically In what ways do these changes impact the lives of parents children and the structure of society at large And what in the end does the rise of fearful parenting tell us about ourselves Fueled by urgency and the emotional intensity of Brooks s own story Small Animals is a riveting examination of the ways our culture of competitive anxious and judgmental parenting has profoundly altered the experiences of parents and children In her signature style by turns funny penetrating and always illuminating which has dazzled millions of fans and been called striking by New York Times Book Review and beautiful by the National Book Critics Circle Brooks offers a provocative compelling portrait of parenthood in America and calls us to examine what we most value in our relationships with our children and one another