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Labor day : true birth stories by today's best women writers / edited by Eleanor Henderson and Anna Solomon.

First edition.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.

viii, 310 pages ; 22 cm

"An anthology that will explore the birth experience from a wide-ranging group of esteemed writers (including Julia Glass, Lauren Groff, Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, and others), with all the force, frankness, humor, and honesty that the best personal writing has to offer"-- Provided by publisher.

Labor (Obstetrics) -- Anecdotes.

Childbirth -- Anecdotes.

Motherhood -- Psychological aspects.

Authors -- Family relationships -- Anecdotes.

Henderson, Eleanor, editor of compilation.

Solomon, Anna, editor of compilation.

Expect the unexpected -- What I'm trying to say / Anna Solomon -- It takes a building / Phoebe Damrosch -- Three / Heidi Pitlor -- What to expect when you're not expecting / Marie Myung-Ok Lee -- twin / Lauren Groff -- Blood and chocolate / Sarah Jefferis -- If, if, if / Edan Lepucki -- This life / Ann Hood -- Timely born / Lan Samantha Chang -- Ask your mother / Joanna Rakoff -- my 1st ds was born on tues at slr! / Susan Burton -- broken I / Rachel Jamison Webster -- Thirty hours / Dani Shapiro -- rest of life / Gina Zucker -- Live from the NICU / Sarah A. Strickley -- Twice delivered / Jane Roper -- Lucky / Heidi Julavits -- California grown / Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum -- lavender room / Cheryl Strayed -- Neighbor / Nuar Alsadir -- Weight / Mary Beth Keane -- More / Amy Herzog -- On year, two births / Amy Brill -- We / Danzy Senna -- tigers in the room / Arielle Greenberg -- second time around / Julia Glass -- waiting room / Jennifer Gilmore -- After everything / Cristina Henriquez -- Not telling / Claire Dederer -- Two lines / Eleanor Henderson.

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