Feb 2, 20215 minPart 2: Metaphors of Maternity in Olivia Gordon's The First BreathOne metaphor which is prominent within The First Breath and the field of writing about women’s experiences is that of the ‘mother as a...
Feb 1, 20214 minOlivia Gordon, The First Breath: A Memoir of Motherhood and Medicine (London: Bluebird, 2019), £9.99Like the ‘chimeras’ of the genetic technology she describes, Olivia Gordon’s The First Breath skilfully integrates multiple genres to...
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