{"product_id":"in-vitro-on-longing-and-transformation-9781566896757","title":"In Vitro: On Longing and Transformation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn vitro fertilization is a meditation on the stories we tell about pregnancy, exploring the patience, desire, and delirium of bodily transformation and disruption. Isabel Zapata gives voice to the strangeness and complexities of conception and motherhood, addressing misogyny, grief, and societal expectations. In Vitro is a literary companion that encourages nuanced conversations about pregnancy. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 22 June 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedical interventions become an exercise in patience, desire, and delirium in this intimate account of bodily transformation and disruption. In candid, graceful prose, Isabel Zapata gives voice to the strangeness and complexities of conception and motherhood that are rarely discussed publicly. Zapata frankly addresses the misogyny she experienced during fertility treatments, explores the force of grief in imagining possible futures, and confronts the societal expectations around maternity. In the tradition of Rivka Galchens Little Labors and Sarah Mangusos Ongoingness, In Vitro draws from diary and essay forms to create a new kind of literary companion and open up space for nuanced conversations about pregnancy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedical interventions become an exercise in patience, desire, and delirium in this intimate account of bodily transformation and disruption. In candid, graceful prose, Isabel Zapata gives voice to the strangeness and complexities of conception and motherhood that are rarely discussed publicly. Zapata frankly addresses the misogyny she experienced during fertility treatments, explores the force of grief in imagining possible futures, and confronts the societal expectations around maternity. In the tradition of Rivka Galchens Little Labors and Sarah Mangusos Ongoingness, In Vitro draws from diary and essay forms to create a new kind of literary companion and open up space for nuanced conversations about pregnancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 180g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 127 x 197 x 13 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781566896757\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isabel Zapata","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44298578591994,"sku":"9781566896757","price":10.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1687531001491_book.jpg?v=1687718678","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/in-vitro-on-longing-and-transformation-9781566896757","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}