I Don't Want to Be a Mom bookcover

I Don't Want to Be a Mom

Kendra Boileau 

(Author)

Ireme Olmo 

(Author)

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21,000+ Reviews
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Description

What does choice really mean for a woman?

In I Don't Want to Be a Mom, Irene Olmo recounts her coming-of-age transformation from assuming she will one day start a family to realizing that she just doesn't want to be a mom. With an affecting mix of humor and introspection, she describes the subtle and not-so-subtle ways she was pressured to have children and the feelings of isolation and self-doubt that ensued. Her delightful full-color illustrations capture perfectly the maddeningly narrow-minded reactions of those around her as well as her own discomfort and frustration.

A true story of liberation and self-empowerment in the face of societal prejudice, I Don't Want to Be a Mom questions the imposition of motherhood on women as both an expectation and a path toward fulfillment. It shows us that "choice" has more than one dimension and that, ultimately, some questions in life are more complicated than they seem.

Product Details

PublisherGraphic Mundi - Psu Press
Publish DateNovember 14, 2023
Pages116
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781637790595
Dimensions8.2 X 6.0 X 0.5 inches | 0.5 pounds

About the Author

Irene Olmo is a prize-winning illustrator who studied at the Facultad de Bellas Artes de Sevilla and the Facultad de Bellas Artes de Valencia. She currently resides in Cordoba, where she is employed by the studio Azulmarino, working on projects for a variety of publishers, including Anaya, Santillana, and Oxford University Press.

Reviews

"Her observations about the no-win situations women face when making decisions about their families are nothing new, but her charming, fantasy-tinged artwork, with big-headed characters reminiscent of gag manga drifting through landscapes of bright primary colors and peppy pastels, provides a heaping spoonful of sugar to help the feminist frustration (and snark) go down smooth. This playful yet impassioned take on a contentious topic charms." - Publishers Weekly

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