{"product_id":"intervals-9781804270837","title":"Intervals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eMarianne Brookers mother was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis in 2009. She made a workshop of herself and her surroundings, combining creativity and activism. In 2019, she stopped eating and drinking and died in her own home, on her own terms. Intervals is a memoir, polemic, and feminist philosophy that raises essential questions about choice and interdependence and imagines care otherwise. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 200 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 28 February 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fitzcarraldo Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2009, when Marianne Brookers mother was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis, she was in her forties and faced a harsh wave of austerity on the horizon. Despite this adversity, Brookers mother made a workshop of herself and her surroundings, combining creativity and activism in inventive ways. However, over time, her ability to work, move, and live without pain diminished drastically. Determined to die in her own home, on her own terms, she stopped eating and drinking in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her book \"Intervals,\" Brookers explores heartbreak while weaving her first and final memories with a study of doulas, living wills, and the precarious economics of social, hospice, and funeral care. By blending memoir, polemic, and feminist philosophy, Brookers joins a group of writers, including Anne Boyer, Maggie Nelson, Donald Winnicott, and Lola Olufemi, in raising essential questions about choice and interdependence and imagining care otherwise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrookers mother's diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis was a significant turning point in her life. She faced a harsh wave of austerity on the horizon, but she made a workshop of herself and her surroundings, combining creativity and activism in inventive ways. However, over time, her ability to work, move, and live without pain diminished drastically. Determined to die in her own home, on her own terms, she stopped eating and drinking in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her book \"Intervals,\" Brookers explores heartbreak while weaving her first and final memories with a study of doulas, living wills, and the precarious economics of social, hospice, and funeral care. By blending memoir, polemic, and feminist philosophy, Brookers joins a group of writers, including Anne Boyer, Maggie Nelson, Donald Winnicott, and Lola Olufemi, in raising essential questions about choice and interdependence and imagining care otherwise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrookers mother's diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis was a significant turning point in her life. She faced a harsh wave of austerity on the horizon, but she made a workshop of herself and her surroundings, combining creativity and activism in inventive ways. However, over time, her ability to work, move, and live without pain diminished drastically. Determined to die in her own home, on her own terms, she stopped eating and drinking in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her book \"Intervals,\" Brookers explores heartbreak while weaving her first and final memories with a study of doulas, living wills, and the precarious economics of social, hospice, and funeral care. By blending memoir, polemic, and feminist philosophy, Brookers joins a group of writers, including Anne Boyer, Maggie Nelson, Donald Winnicott, and Lola Olufemi, in raising essential questions about choice and interdependence and imagining care otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 268g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 200 x 130 x 20 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781804270837\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marianne Brooker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":45282364850426,"sku":"9781804270837","price":7.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1709316866537_book.jpg?v=1709552994","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/intervals-9781804270837","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}