Publication Date: 11/05/2023 ISBN: 9781915590008 Category:

Abortion

Pauline Harmange, Caitlin O'Neil

Publisher: Scribe Publications
Publication Date: 11/05/2023 ISBN: 9781915590008 Category:
Hardback

£9.99

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‘How better to honour the women who have fought for abortion rights, those who are still fighting around the world, those who have suffered from its illegality, those who still suffer from its limitations, than to continue to talk about it?’

In this timely essay, Pauline Harmange provides an intimate, detailed account of her abortion. Reminiscent of Annie Ernaux’s Happening, Abortion is nuanced, complex, honest, and precise. Harmange gives voice to the emotions, reflections, and contradictions that someone could experience when they choose to terminate a pregnancy.

At a time in which women’s reproductive rights are being called into question around the world, Abortion is a clarion call, a powerful personal testimony, and a resolutely political vision: to restore power to our experiences, all our experiences, by sharing them, and to transform society for the better.

Publisher Review

'In this nuanced account, Harmange (I Hate Men) reflects on her decision to have an abortion ... She uses her story as a launching pad to explore the politics of abortion and laments that taboo inhibits frank discussion of the "feelings of ambiguity, negativity, sadness, and insecurity" that can accompany the procedure ... Harmange excels at illuminating intersections between the personal and the political, and her willingness to probe her own pain makes for powerful reading. Timely and affecting, this packs a punch.' * Publishers Weekly * Praise for I Hate Men: 'A delightful book.' -- Roxane Gay Praise for I Hate Men: 'Rousing ... a call to liberation. Her writing is full of hope, unwavering in its trust of other women and their abilities.' * Independent * Praise for I Hate Men: 'Written in wise prose, devoid of excess or rage, I Hate Men explores the terrain of contemporary feminism, its arguments in keeping with those of writers like Rebecca Solnit, as well as the movement's key ideas: patriarchy, the mental load, #MeToo, and solidarity.' * L'Obs * Praise for I Hate Men: 'An exhilarating essay to be read in one sitting.' * Liberation *

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