Giving Sorrow Words
Giving Sorrow Words: Women’s Stories of Grief After Abortion (Duffy&Snellgrove, 2000) is a collection of personal stories of 18 Australian women and how they felt after their abortions. Many felt pressured by others to have abortions and were unprepared for what they would go through.
What reviewers said:
“true…compelling and wrenching…Reist’s book, like Bringing Them Home, is a compendium of information we had to have…Read this book…” – Bob Ellis The Age
…powerful and moving…strangely uplifting…a staggeringly powerful, and at times heartbreaking read.’ – Bendigo Advertiser
“harrowing – Daily Telegraph
“heart-rending” – The Australian
“A ground-breaking, deeply pro-woman experience” – Tharunka, University of NSW
“Exposing one of the last taboos…deeply emotional and uncomfortable” – Sydney Morning Herald
“A moving, enraging and ultimately liberating collection of women’s stories. Compelling reading for everyone, no matter their position on abortion.” – Dr Renate Klein
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Now in its second printing!
