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The Room Lit by Roses: A Journal of Pregnancy and Birth
The Room Lit by Roses A Journal of Pregnancy and Birth Author:Carole Maso A poetic memoir of the writer's pregnancy and the birth of her daughter, Rose, this is a magical journal of joy, pain, and the hope of parenthood. From Carole Maso, one of our most daring experimentalist writers, comes this intimate and seductive book: a working journal of her pregnancy. We have come to rely on Maso to say that which is true as... more » well as unexpected. The Room Lit by Roses delineates, with searing and poetic honesty, the months leading up to the birth of Rose, the long-awaited daughter born to Maso and her partner, Helen. During the early months, when Maso is beset by the worry that the child will be lost, her journal becomes a meditation on art and life. Maso becomes more confident as the baby reaches the second trimester: "We are flying, as the finishing touches are applied. The eyelids close over the eyes by the ninth week and temporarily seal them like a kitten's. They will remain closed until the sixth month. You travel in darkness for now, little one. I'm right here."« less