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  • The Big M: 13 Writers Take Back the Story of Menopause by Lidia Yuknavitch book cover
  • The Big M: 13 Writers Take Back the Story of Menopause by Lidia Yuknavitch book cover
  • The Big M: 13 Writers Take Back the Story of Menopause by Lidia Yuknavitch book cover
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The Big M: 13 Writers Take Back the Story of Menopause

by Lidia Yuknavitch

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Thirteen voices on menopause and changing lives

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Thirteen voices on menopause and changing lives

Lidia Yuknavitch and twelve other writers contribute personal narratives about menopause, bringing varied perspectives to a subject the anthology says has too often been shaped by others. Across the collection, bodily and life changes connect with questions of freedom, mortality, sexuality, and patriarchy. The writers approach those experiences individually, while the book frames their accounts as part of a broader effort to reclaim how menopause is discussed. Its ensemble structure places intimate stories alongside wider cultural questions, making menopause the point of departure for an exploration of identity, change, and whose accounts are heard.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in personal narratives about menopause and bodily change
  • Readers seeking an anthology with multiple writers and perspectives
  • Readers interested in sexuality, mortality, freedom, and patriarchy as themes

Themes

Menopause and bodily changeFreedom and mortalitySexuality and patriarchyVoice and representation

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Book overview

For readers of Kink and What My Mother and I Don't Talk About, an anthology from a bestselling author that redefines the way we think about menopause--"leaves you feeling informed, empowered, and more connected to yourself and others on the journey" (Nedra Glover Tawwab, New York Times bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace).

This is narrative medicine at its finest: Lidia Yuknavitch and 12 of today's sharpest, most daring writers break the silence. They are here to reclaim the story of menopause--for all of us and those on the way, because we are not the story they made of us. This is a new story, told on our own terms--a long overdue reckoning.
Exploring themes of freedom and mortality, sexuality and the patriarchy, The Big M is a chorus of voices, each writer navigating the profound changes in their bodies and lives in their own fiercely individual way. Funny, subversive, insightful, and deeply human, these stories form a living constellation--one you might take into your life in times of duress, transformation, or awakening.

The Big M includes work from a diverse group of influential writers, including: Roxane Gay, Cheryl Strayed, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Reyna Grande, Joey Soloway, Nana-Ama Danquah, Gina Frangello, Monica Drake, Lan Samantha Chang, Julia Alvarez, Darcey Steinke, and Pam Houston.
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