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The big M : 13 writers take back the story of menopause / edited by Lidia Yuknavitch ; foreword by Dr. Jen Gunter.

13 writers take back the story of menopause (portion title)
Thirteen writers take back the story of menopause (portion title)
Yuknavitch, Lidia, (editor.). Gunter, Jen, (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

Thirteen authors explore navigating the profound changes menopause has brought on their bodies and into their lives.

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  • ISBN: 9781538765548
  • ISBN: 1538765543
  • Physical Description: xx, 283 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First trade paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, 2026.

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Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword / Dr. Jen Gunter -- Introduction / Lidia Yuknavitch -- Section one: Thresholds. Crone age / Cheryl Strayed ; Unsilencing / Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai ; The menopausal gardener's almanac / Reyna Grande ; From mental pause to power surges / Joey Soloway -- Section two: Mapping the body, mapping the world. A brief but detailed history of my uterus / Nana-Ama Danquah ; Ride / Gina Frangello ; Finding Meno: little clowns / Monica Drake ; The woman at the register / Lan Samantha Chang -- Section three: Reimagining, reinventing, restorying. The afterlife of menopause / Julia Alvarez ; She-dandy / Darcey Steinke ; Late blooming / Roxane Gay ; The bunnies, an owl, and one coyote that comes closer to the house than all the others / Pam Houston ; Transmorgrify / Lidia Yuknavitch.

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Subject:
Menopause > Anecdotes.
Menopause > Psychological aspects > Popular works.
Menopause > Popular works.
Genre:
Essays.
Anecdotes.

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