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About The Book
Maeve Beaufort’s family is messy and complicated, rife with competing demands, difficult compromises, and on-the-spot judgment calls. She is the single mother of Noelle, who has anaphylactic reactions to nuts, and Norm, a nonconformist child whom everyone wants to diagnose. Her father is spending his retirement on high-ticket items he doesn’t need, her children’s teachers are suggesting medication, and her mood-swinging mother is threatening to move in. Newly diagnosed herself with Crohn’s disease, Maeve feels as though she is failing herself, her parents, and her children. But with spirit and determination—and a healthy dose of survival humor—she gives it her best go. Anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed, underappreciated, underpaid, and underwater will find a kindred spirit in Maeve.
Product Details
- Publisher: UNM Press (September 1, 2019)
- Length: 200 pages
- ISBN13: 9780826360977
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Raves and Reviews
Feminist themes feature prominently in this novel, highlighting the politicized and gendered dimensions of caregiving. . . . The novel is a meditation on relationships and the many ways they erode and sustain us, for better or for worse.--Brianna Cheng, Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine
Trueblood makes great use of the unconventional form, molding Maeve's story into a vivid portrait of independent womanhood.--Booklist
Trueblood makes great use of the unconventional form, molding Maeve's story into a vivid portrait of independent womanhood.--Booklist
Kathryn Trueblood takes the world of medical humanities by storm.--Anelyse Morris, Bellingham Alive!
I am a dedicated word nerd and have been known to swoon over a perfectly crafted sentence. And this book has many such moving and evocative pearls.--Lene Andersen, The Seated View
A great read about life and family.--Sheryl Chan, A Chronic Voice
Maeve, a struggling paralegal living in Washington state who wants to be the best parent she can be while still remaining autonomous, is funny and feisty and not willing to give up on herself or her family.--Cascadia Weekly
Trueblood confidently sculpts her protagonist. . . . Readers will appreciate the character wrinkles each new story turns up.--Publishers Weekly
Kathryn [Trueblood] accurately portrays the rawness of living with a chronic condition, the cathartic grieving for one's life before diagnosis, and the turbulent journey of highs and lows of living with chronic illness.--Jenna Ziegler, The Comical Colon
A deftly crafted novel showcasing author Kathryn Trueblood's genuine knack for a narrative-driven storytelling style that is thoroughly reader engaging from beginning to end.--Mary Cowper's Bookshelf, Midwest Book Review
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