{"product_id":"the-mother-a-graphic-memoir-9781771624329","title":"The Mother: A Graphic Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is a truly beautiful and special book.\"--Emily Oster, author of \u003c\/em\u003eExpecting Better\u003cem\u003e and \u003c\/em\u003eCribsheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Searching, honest, funny, and beautiful.\" --Rachel Yoder, author of \u003c\/em\u003eNightbitch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I laugh-sobbed my way through \u003c\/em\u003eThe Mother, \u003cem\u003e so loudly my children came to check on me.\" --Angela Garbes, author of \u003c\/em\u003eEssential Labor\u003cem\u003e and \u003c\/em\u003eLike a Mother\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this hilarious and harrowingly honest graphic memoir, \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e cartoonist Rachel Deutsch, aka @weirdmomart on Instagram, shares the story of her journey into motherhood. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel Deutsch had always wanted a baby. She wanted to press her face into theirs and feed them from her body. Eventually her child might hate her a little. But they'd be on speaking terms most of the time. Wait...or was that just Rachel's experience with \u003cem\u003eher\u003c\/em\u003e mom? Had she processed her own childhood enough to raise a child herself!?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mother\u003c\/em\u003e is about the constant dualities and contradictions of motherhood. The collision of future Rachel and past Rachel. Desperately wanting to get pregnant while fearful of being pregnant. Loving a new identity while missing an old one. Celebrating a new family while mourning the previous incarnation of a partnership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, provocative, and unabashedly candid, Deutsch's memoir embraces both the joys and the challenges of modern parenthood in a way that will resonate with new and seasoned parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17402285\"\u003eRachel Deutsch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas \u0026amp; McIntyre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771624329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771624329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CGN\"\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CGN006000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM032000\"\u003eParenting | Motherhood\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HUM\"\u003eHumor\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HUM011000\"\u003eTopic | Marriage \u0026amp; Family\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel Deutsch\u003c\/strong\u003e's writing, cartoons and illustrations have appeared in publications including \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePRISM\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pinch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMother Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMutha Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and in \u003cem\u003eParentData\u003c\/em\u003e, the popular newsletter by Emily Oster, the author of \u003cem\u003eExpecting Better\u003c\/em\u003e. Deutsch is known for bringing honesty and humour to tough parenting moments. She lives in Montreal with her partner and two young kids, and posts regularly on Instagram as @weirdmomart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Douglas \u0026 McIntyre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48450555085037,"sku":"9781771624329","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_5891d6bb-af39-4fdf-b398-76a057a94778.jpg?v=1753481395","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-mother-a-graphic-memoir-9781771624329","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}