{"product_id":"the-abandoners-begoa-g-mez-urzaiz-9781324079477","title":"The Abandoners: On Mothers and Monsters","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat kind of mother abandons her child? It's a question that conjures the worst kind of moral judgment. Yet during the pandemic, trapped at home with young children and struggling to find creative space to write, journalist Bego Gez Urzaiz became fixated on artistic women who were able to overcome both society's condemnation and their own maternal instincts to leave their children--at will or due to economic or other circumstances. More than anything, she was fascinated by her own prejudice toward these women, so clearly tied up in a much wider cultural bias.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Abandoners\u003c\/em\u003e is sharp, at times slyly humorous, and always deeply empathetic. Using famous examples such as Ingrid Bergman, Muriel Spark, Doris Lessing, and Maria Montessori as well as fictional ones like Anna Karenina and the many roles of Meryl Streep, and interrogating modern trends like \"momfluencers,\" Gez Urzaiz reveals what our judgement of these women tells us about our judgement of all women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bego Gez Urzaiz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324079479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324079477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Bego Gez Urzaiz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44966181437695,"sku":"9781324079477","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0dc6c49-76ca-4592-99de-21a45b2e1b72.jpg?v=1711159104","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-abandoners-begoa-g-mez-urzaiz-9781324079477","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}