Bear woman : a memoir of myth, motherhood and hidden history
Ramqvist, Karolina, 1976-2023
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A beautifully written and astonishing memoir of a woman - a writer - in the midst of motherhood, marriage and life. While struggling with the demands of family and career, the writer discovers a figure from history, Marguerite de la Rocque, a sixteenth-century noblewoman who was abandoned, pregnant, on a remote island in Nova Scotia. When she is finally rescued, her lover and her baby have died, but she has survived this inhospitable wilderness, alone, for two long years. It's a remarkable story of survival, but one that has been consigned to a footnote. Delving deeper into Marguerite's hidden life, the writer begins to question her ability to tell this story, the story of any women in history - or even her own.
Main title:
Bear woman : a memoir of myth, motherhood and hidden history / Karolina Ramqvist ; translated by Saskia Vogel
Imprint:
London : Manilla, 2023.
Collation:
352 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781786580597 (pbk)
Dewey class:
971.011092RAMB ROBB
Language:
English
Subject:
Roberval, Marguerite deRamqvist, Karolina, 1976-Castaways -- Canada -- BiographyWomen pioneers -- Canada -- BiographyBiography & non-fiction proseMemoirsAutobiography: literaryLiterary essaysHistorical fictionFeminism & feminist theoryHistory of artWriting & editing guidesPlays, playscriptsBiography: generalBiography: literarySocial & cultural historyFamily & relationships: advice & issuesDating, relationships, living together & marriage: adviceIntergenerational relationships: advice & issuesPregnancy, birth & baby care: advice & issuesGender studies: women & girlsParenting: advice & issuesRenaissance styleCanada -- History -- To 1763 (New France)Women -- Social conditionsMotherhoodBiography
BRN:
2607248