{"product_id":"my-oceans-essays-of-water-whales-and-women-paperback-softback-9780810148376","title":"My Oceans; Essays of Water, Whales, and Women (Paperback \/ softback) 9780810148376","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMy Oceans\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEssays of Water, Whales, and Women\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristina Rivera (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780810148376, Northwestern University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 March 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Honest and unflinching. But on this ocean planet, also healing.\" - Bill McKibben, author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This collection is threaded with wonder, history, and heartache. In \u003ci\u003eMy Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e, motherhood is not sentimentalized but shown as a transformative political power. Masterfully constructed and beautifully written, this book dwells in the depths - not only of oceans but of mourning, awe, anger, and action.\" - Beth Piatote, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beadworkers\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eStories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eAn agile voice traversing original landscapes both physical and psychological, both beautiful and harrowing\u003ci\u003e.\" -\u003c\/i\u003e Chris Dombrowski, author of\u003ci\u003e The River You Touch: Making a Life on Moving Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What is this astonishing book of motherhood, climate change, loss, and love? Christina Rivera's lyrical prose brims with sorrow and outrage, yes but those emotions evolve into hope, love, and empowerment, all while embracing the veracity of a researcher paired with the sensibility of a poet. I'll return to \u003ci\u003eMy Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e over and over to remind myself what matters most: compassion and the conviction that yes, this world not only must but can heal its wounds and evolve toward wholeness.\" - BK Loren, author of the \u003ci\u003eTheft \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Christina Rivera's first collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eMy Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e, is a lyrical, informed, nuanced, and multifaceted exploration of the undeniable moment of climate crisis we are living in, seen through the lens of the author's lifelong connection to the natural world, her work in the field of experiential education, and most pointedly, as a woman, committed ecofeminist, and the mother of two young children. In a voice that is warm, open, and trustworthy, Christina shows us what's at stake, what we've already lost, and makes it real through the everyday impacts that global warming, environmental toxicity, and the uncertain future are having on her family and herself. She doesn't flinch from the hard questions, whether they come from her children or her conscience. The candor and compelling urgency of these essays are themselves a demonstration of the galvanizing force of a woman's voice, and the possibility for profound change if you listen.\" - Kate Moses, author of \u003ci\u003eCakewalk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn urgent exploration of caring and mothering on a planet in crisis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a swell of sea-linked essays, Christina Rivera explores the kinship between marine animals, humans, and Earth\u0026amp;rsquo s blue womb. Rivera's investigative questions begin with the toxic burden of her body and spiral out - to a grieving orca, a hunted manta ray, a pregnant sea turtle, a spawning salmon, an 'endling' porpoise, and the 'mother culture' of sperm whales - as she redefines what it means to mother and defend a collective future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBraiding memoir with embodied climate science, Rivera challenges that it's not anthropomorphism to feel deep connection to nonhuman species and proposes that gathering in collective grief is essential amid the sixth mass extinction. For ecofeminists, fans of Rachel Carson and Terry Tempest Williams - and for anyone who feels themself disintegrate in the presence of the sea - \u003ci\u003eMy Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e offers a timely and wondrous descent into the deep waters of interconnection in which we swim.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAuthor'\u003cbr\u003es Note\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAct I: Submersion\u003cbr\u003eBlood Moon\u003cbr\u003eTwo Breaths\u003cbr\u003eOncoming\u003cbr\u003eThe Smooth Sides of Darkness\u003cbr\u003eRed Talisman\u003cbr\u003eThe Seventeenth Day\u003cbr\u003eThe Endling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAct II: Migrations\u003cbr\u003eFour Circles\u003cbr\u003eThe Silence of Thunder\u003cbr\u003eAnatomy of a Seagull\u003cbr\u003ePhantom Braking\u003cbr\u003eHidden Geographies\u003cbr\u003eScreening Form\u003cbr\u003eEmpty the Tanks\u003cbr\u003eMy Oceans\u003cbr\u003eObituary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAct III: Fathoms\u003cbr\u003eQuieseeds\u003cbr\u003eBaby Jesus the Girl\u003cbr\u003eResuscitation\u003cbr\u003eHow to Host a Pod of Women in Water\u003cbr\u003eThe Shift\u003cbr\u003eGood Grief\u003cbr\u003eFog Rescue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook Club Questions\u003cbr\u003eThank You\u003cbr\u003eWorks Consulted and For Further Reading\u003cbr\u003eNotes and Bibliography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Curbstone Books 2","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670799085848,"sku":"9780810148376","price":17.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/my-oceans-essays-of-water-whales-and-women-paperback-softback-9780810148376","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}