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Mother: A Human Love Story

Matt Hopwood author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Birlinn General

Published:7th Mar '19

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Compassion, nurturing and pain are at the heart of everyone’s story of mothers and motherhood.  In this book, Matt Hopwood presents a selection of deep, powerful stories of and by mothers which were told openly and bravely to him. Women, men, children, teenagers and centenarians tell their experiences of childhood, motherhood, birth, loss, yearning, fear, contentment, love and divinity. They tell of connection with Mother and the Mother instincts that reside in every human being.

Together, these stories, from as far afield as  the USA, Russia, Taiwan, and Europe as well as the UK, are a gift that help bring us to a deeper understanding of our humanity and the role of the intuitive feminine Mother that is so needed by every one of us.

'Motherhood is a transformational journey but it’s not an exclusive journey, what [Matt] is saying is that we can all key into motherhood and experience that narrative…'

-- Rev. Kate Bottley * BBC Radio 2 *

'[Matt Hopwood] allows us all to learn more about the thing that makes each of our lives unique – our experience and understanding of love' 

-- Clare Balding

'One of the most valuable insights we can have is to appreciate the insights of others.  The world of love as seen from a different angle than our own. Make time for this man – his ministry is both vivid and valuable'

-- Peter Owen J

ISBN: 9781780275123

Dimensions: 195mm x 130mm x 15mm

Weight: 317g

192 pages