Helen Mort
Praise for STEPMOTHER
'Brave, graceful and absolutely vital — Mort shoulders away the old trope of the stepmother and replaces her with a host of humane women who undertake the complicated, skillful, often powerless work of lov ...
Sarah Hall, author of HELM
‘We’re familiar with art as an ‘act of love’ but sometimes it’s also an act of life, of living itself; a book that must be written in order to live. In this utterly remarkable collection, ...
Caroline Bird, author of THE AIR YEAR
'After becoming a stepmother herself, Helen Mort begins to question the narrative about their supposed 'wickedness'. Whether retelling fairytales or analysing contemporary porn, I was enchanted by her blend o ...
Clare Pollard, author of THE MODERN FAIRIES
'Brave, graceful and absolutely vital — Mort shoulders away the old trope of the stepmother and replaces her with a host of humane women who undertake the complicated, skillful, often powerless work of lov ...
Sarah Hall, author of HELM
‘We’re familiar with art as an ‘act of love’ but sometimes it’s also an act of life, of living itself; a book that must be written in order to live. In this utterly remarkable collection, ...
Caroline Bird, author of THE AIR YEAR
'After becoming a stepmother herself, Helen Mort begins to question the narrative about their supposed 'wickedness'. Whether retelling fairytales or analysing contemporary porn, I was enchanted by her blend o ...
Clare Pollard, author of THE MODERN FAIRIES
'Brave, graceful and absolutely vital — Mort shoulders away the old trope of the stepmother and replaces her with a host of humane women who undertake the complicated, skillful, often powerless work of lov ...
Sarah Hall, author of HELM
‘We’re familiar with art as an ‘act of love’ but sometimes it’s also an act of life, of living itself; a book that must be written in order to live. In this utterly remarkable collection, ...
Caroline Bird, author of THE AIR YEAR
'After becoming a stepmother herself, Helen Mort begins to question the narrative about their supposed 'wickedness'. Whether retelling fairytales or analysing contemporary porn, I was enchanted by her blend o ...
Clare Pollard, author of THE MODERN FAIRIES
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12 poetry collections to help you understand the world
Poetry’s mindful and political potential can help us to understand the world better. Here are a few collections to broaden your horizons.