Part 2: Metaphors of Maternity in Olivia Gordon's The First Breath
One metaphor which is prominent within The First Breath and the field of writing about women’s experiences is that of the ‘mother as a...
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- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
Olivia Gordon, The First Breath: A Memoir of Motherhood and Medicine (London: Bluebird, 2019), £9.99
Like the ‘chimeras’ of the genetic technology she describes, Olivia Gordon’s The First Breath skilfully integrates multiple genres to...
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