{"product_id":"unmaking-mary-chine-mcdonald-9781399814638","title":"Unmaking Mary: Shattering the Myth of Perfect Motherhood","description":"\"Astute, smart, witty and brave. A radical, deeply thoughtful and essential intervention\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eMatrescence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A deeply valuable reflection on motherhood\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRowan Williams\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For two thousand years, the Virgin Mary has been depicted throughout art, literature and culture as symbolising the perfect mother: chaste, beautiful, meek, mild and white. These supposed virtues and symbols have penetrated not just Christianity but wider popular culture; and contributed to harmful views about motherhood and what it is to be a woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this part-memoir, part social and theological commentary, Chine McDonald deconstructs the myth of perfect motherhood and shines a light on the dark side of parenting. From birth trauma to post-natal depression, from infertility to the mental load, the motherhood penalty and pressures on women to be and have it all - especially in the church - this book attempts to liberate motherhood from the chains in which it has been placed, reconstructing a more authentic, grace-filled way forward for the most important job in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmaking Mary \u003c\/i\u003ewill include a foreword written by Beth Allison Barr, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Biblical Womanhood.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chine McDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 139981463X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399814638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hodder Faith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Chine McDonald","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46685776445695,"sku":"9781399814638","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_399a03c6-f49d-4d48-9d24-214843224c8f.jpg?v=1741726739","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unmaking-mary-chine-mcdonald-9781399814638","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}