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Soldier Sailor

Claire Kilroy

Soldier Sailor

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Soldier Sailor was a finalist for the Women's Prize for Fiction and was named one of Vogue's Best Books of the Year. Soldier Sailor takes readers deep inside the early days of motherhood. Exploring the clash of fierce love with a seismic shift in identity, Claire Kilroy conjures the raw, tumultuous emotions of a new mother, as her marriage strains and she struggles with questions of equality, autonomy, and creativity. Soldier Sailor is a tale of boundless love and relentless battle, a bedtime story to a son, Sailor, recounting their early years together. Spending her days in baby groups, playgrounds, and supermarkets, Soldier doesn't know who she is anymore. She hardly sees her husband, who has taken to working late most nights. A chance encounter with a former colleague feels like a lifeline to the person she used to be but can hardly remember.

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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Year
2024
ISBN-13
9781668051825
Genre
Fiction
Topics
Motherhood and identityMarriage and family strainAutonomy and creativity

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