Segal, Francesca
Mother Ship
- ISBN 13:
- 9781784709464
- author:
- Segal, Francesca
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Personal Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Francesca Segal's Mother Ship is a heart-wrenching and heart-warming memoir that explores the challenges and triumphs of new motherhood in the neonatal intensive care unit. After giving birth to her identical twin girls ten weeks prematurely, Segal finds herself navigating a fragile and overwhelming world.
As she sits vigil alongside other mothers, Segal forms a temporary community of women who support each other through the ups and downs of caring for their critically ill babies. This beautifully crafted memoir is a celebration of the power of female friendship and the will to survive in the face of adversity.
A comforting and encouraging read, Mother Ship offers a unique insight into the NICU experience and the complexities of modern motherhood. With humour and vulnerability, Segal shares her story, one that is both heart-wrenching and heart-warming.