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- Book Synopsis
- 'Acutely empathetic, thoroughly researched, funny, irreverent and moving' Observer 'What a book!' Marianne Levy, author of Don't Forget to Scream 'I loved it' Lucy Jones, author of Matrescence In Second Life, Hess tells her deeply personal story of a pregnancy that falls outside the fêted category of 'normal'. But this is also a story about all of us. For as she made her way through a bizarre digital world of pregnancy apps, prenatal genetic tests, gender reveal videos, rare disease Facebook groups, 'freebirth' influencers and hospital reality shows, Hess realised that ideas of eugenics, surveillance, ableism and hyper-individualism are being sold through shiny technologies to a new generation of parents.
- About The Author
- Amanda Hess is a critic at large for the New York Times. Her writing has received multiple awards including a National Magazine Award for Public Interest (for her Pacific Standard article about online harrassment of women), a Sidney Award for an outstanding piece of socially-conscious journalism, a Mirror Award for best traditional article on the media industry, and a Newswomen's Club Front Page Award for criticism.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780349145525
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Abacus, (07 May 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 272
- Weight
- 220 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 126 x 22 mm
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