Constellations

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Sinéad Gleeson has written one of those rare things, a wise and compassionate book full of truth and humility . . . a must-read and a masterpiece.' Kit de Waal, author of My Name Is Leon I have come to think of all the metal in my body as artificial stars, glistening beneath the skin, a constellation of old and new metal. A map, a tracing of connections and a guide to looking at things from different angles. How do you tell the story of a life in a body, as it goes through sickness, health, motherhood? How do you tell that story when you are not just a woman but a woman in Ireland? In these powerful and daring essays Sinéad Gleeson does that very thing. All of life is within these pages, from birth to first love, pregnancy to motherhood, terrifying sickness, old age to death itself. Throughout this wide-ranging collection she also turns her restless eye outwards delving into work, art and our very ways of seeing. In the tradition of some of our finest life writers, and yet still in her own spirited, generous voice, Sinéad takes us on a journey that is both uniquely personal and yet universal in its resonance. Here is the fierce joy and pain of being alive. 'Utterly magnificent. Raw, thought-provoking and galvanising, a book every woman should read.' Eimear McBride, author of A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing 'Breathtaking and sublime.' Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina