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beautiful changelings

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9781761154560
authors:
Maxine Beneba Clarke

<p>‘Clarke proves the body may tire of holding up the sky, but it still sings. This is a book to read aloud, to recognise yourself in and to rest with when the sky feels too heavy.’ —The Saturday Paper</p><p>my heart was asking

 

at every turn, and

 

as sure as i breathed:

 

would i want this 

for my daughter,

 

and if not, 

 

why on earth

         should it be 

good enough

 

for me

 

 </p><p>beautiful changelings is an incantation, a song, a war cry, a testimonial, a lament, a reckoning and a welcoming. Wrecking-ball revisitings of the myths, mantras and fairy tales fed to girls. Poignant, unashamed tributes to ageing, womanhood, motherhood, and reclaiming your dreams, your boundaries and your time.

 

 

This explosive new collection celebrates women and girls as the enigmatic wonders they are: beautiful changelings.</p><p>PRAISE FOR BEAUTIFUL CHANGELINGS:</p><p>‘A song, rally cry and celebration of women and girls’ —TheAustralian Women's Weekly</p><p>‘her voice remains uncompromising: Clarke spares no one.’ —Books + Publishing</p>