'Haunting, wild, and quiet at once. A shimmering look at motherhood, in all gothic pain and glory. I could not stop reading.' Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women
A harrowing account of one woman's reckoning with life, death and choice in Trump's America. For readers of Educated and Hillbilly Elegy.
In 2017, Christa Parravani had recently moved her family from California to West Virginia. Surviving on a teacher's salary, she was already raising two young children with her husband, screenwriter Anthony Swofford.
Another pregnancy, a year after giving birth to her second child, came as a shock. Christa had a history of ectopic pregnancies and was worried that she wouldn't be able to find adequate medical care. She immediately requested a termination - but her doctor refused to help. The only doctor who would perform an abortion made it clear that this would be illicit, not condoned by her colleagues or their community.
In exploring her own choice, or rather in discovering her lack of it, Christa reveals the desperate state of female healthcare in contemporary America.
'A brutally honest, rollercoaster of a journey that left me championing her bravery.' Esther Freud
'I will never forget this book. Read it. This is all I can say.' Rachel Louise Snyder
'Stunningly good' The Bookseller
'Everyone should read this book' Sarah Mansugo Christa Parravani is the bestselling author of Her: A Memoir. Her writing has appeared in Vogue, The New York Times, Marie Claire, Glamour, The Washington Post, The London Times, The Daily Mail, and The Guardian, among other places. Parravani has received fellowships from MacDowell and Yaddo. She is assistant professor of Creative Writing at West Virginia University and lives in Pittsburgh, PA. 'Haunting, wild, and quiet at once. A shimmering look at motherhood, in all gothic pain and glory. I could not stop reading.' Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women For readers of the international bestsellers, Educated and Three Women. As Texas has enacted a bill denying the right to an abortion after six weeks, with many Republican-led states to follow suit, the plight of women in America is once again in the news. Loved and Wanted shows the impossible situation women face, especially those with no or inadequate health insurance, and the financial, physical and emotional burdens of motherhood, as well as its joys. Christa Parravani is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed memoir Her, which shares Parravani's journey through grief after the loss of her identical twin sister Cara Key autumn 2020 title for Manilla, positioning the list as political, issues led, but with writers of huge range and quality
