"A friend sent me an essay excerpted from this book, and I immediately went and bought the whole collection. Reading Klein's writing felt like I was two glasses of wine deep with a friend, sitting on her couch, just deep in conversation about our kids and what mothering is really like. It's a read you won't regret, and you'll be forcing it on all your friends."
"Garbes has written extensively about so many aspects of motherhood, and Essential Labor is perfect for the moms who know they do revolutionary work in raising their children. She shares her perspective as a first-generation Filipino-American grappling with her family's approach to care work, how that work is so often relegated to women of color (and the way that powers the world economy), and how the highly skilled labor of raising children can change society."
A mix of fiction and nonfiction centers on motherhood's emotional and social landscape. A sharp satire lampoons wealthy, stylish mothers in Tribeca to reveal expectations tied to wealth and social standing. A candid essay collection offers conversational reflections that normalize vulnerability and shared maternal experience. A critical work links care labor to racial and economic hierarchies, arguing that child-rearing is highly skilled, often delegated to women of color, and possesses transformative societal potential. A novel explores midlife creative longing and the push-pull between personal ambition and caregiving responsibilities.
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