{"product_id":"narrating-infertility-in-spain-hardback-9781684485741","title":"Narrating Infertility in Spain (Hardback) 9781684485741","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNarrating Infertility in Spain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCatherine Bourland Ross (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781684485741\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e190 pages, 1 B-W image\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe drop in Spanish birth rates in 1998 to their lowest level of 1.1 births per woman was accompanied by a boom in publishing about motherhood. New narrative forms, ranging from blogs to diaries to comics, expressed women’s experiences, including ambivalence about motherhood in the face of societal pressures. \u003ci\u003eNarrating Infertility in Spain, \u003c\/i\u003ethe first study of infertility in post-2008 female-authored texts, analyzes discussions of adoption, assisted reproduction, egg and sperm donation, and the decision not to have children due to economic or social instability. By examining the work of writers and vocal activists Silvia Nanclares, Raquel SÁnchez-Silva, Samantha Villar, Laura Freixas, and Diana LÓpez Varela, Bourland Ross situates infertility in Spain within the cultural context of the Great Recession, while considering it as a business, a crisis, a stigma, and a class issue, and offering broader understandings of contemporary fertility challenges in Spain and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Infertility as business: \u003ci\u003eQuien quiere ser madre\u003c\/i\u003e by Silvia Nanclares       \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Infertility as stigma: \u003ci\u003eTengo los Ó\u003cbr\u003evulos contados\u003c\/i\u003e by Raquel SÁ\u003cbr\u003enchez-Silva\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Infertility as crisis: \u003ci\u003eMadre hay mÁ\u003cbr\u003es que una\u003c\/i\u003e by Samanta Villar\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Infertility as classist: \u003ci\u003eA mÍ\u003cbr\u003e no me iba a pasar\u003c\/i\u003e by Laura Freixas\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Infertility as choice: \u003ci\u003eMaternofobia\u003c\/i\u003e by Diana LÓ\u003cbr\u003epez Varela\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Bucknell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52633828393240,"sku":"9781684485741","price":88.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/narrating-infertility-in-spain-hardback-9781684485741","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}