Intimate, warm, startlingly vivid and gentle, this is at once a delicate reflection on a moment of gigantic change in body and mind and a powerful, often painful confrontation of the politics of a country so deeply unsure about its women. How does this country treat its mothers? What does it mean to be forever tethered? Forever in love? Set against the backdrop of a seemingly changed Ireland, Alice draws for us her own map of motherhood, a crucial reflection spanning nine months of pregnancy and the first nine months of her childs life. Alice Kinsella Milk Bebe Ashley Letter to the Twentysomething Running the Bagel Shop in the Faroe Islands Beth Kilkenny A body, in nine parts (with. Hear writers Carmel McMahon and Alice Kinsella read from their books In Ordinary Time: Fragments of a Family History and MILK: On Motherhood and Madness. For the first time, she considered the experiences of her mother, her grandmother, and the generations of women who came before them. With her body struggling to recover, darker intrusions ran through the days and nights of new motherhood. Into this warm cocoon, this big, empty house, would arrive a little baby.Īnd soon Alices world began to expand and contract in ways she could never have imagined. Although donations to cover material costs are appreciated, the workshops are free.Alice Kinsella was in her mid-twenties when she became pregnant with her first child, newly engaged and about to embark on a life in an unfamiliar town on the west coast of Ireland. At these Easter break art sessions, children and their adults will be guided by the Linenhall's community artists on how to create together.

Inspired by the Linenhall gallery's current exhibition, A Common Thread, are family designed workshop opportunities on April 5. Milk is Alice Kinsellas first non-fiction book, and is about being pregnant, having moved new town, finding herself thinking about the roles of her. Perfect for children aged between two and seven years, each attendee receives their own goodie bag of musical instruments to play alongside Kyle Riley’s award-winning and original children’s music. To other Linenhall events, and always keeping young audiences in mind, there is a dynamic treat in store with Kyle Riley’s show Little Folk On The Road on Saturday, April 8. Nominated for several high profile awards, it won the 2022 Kate O’Brien Prize. Sligo-based Mannion’s debut novel, A Crooked Tree, was published in 2021. How does this country treat its mothers What does it mean to be forever tethered Forever in love Set against the backdrop of a seemingly changed Ireland, in.

Sophie White, author of Recipes for a Nervous Breakdown and Unfiltered, also writes for The Sunday Independent, currently with her weekly column, Nobody Tells You for LIFE magazine.

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