{"product_id":"mother-a-collective-portrait-9798999613530","title":"Mother: A Collective Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mary Motley Kalergis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Atelerix Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Atelerix Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Parenting - Motherhood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMother: A Collective Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply personal and profoundly human exploration of what it means to be a mother. In this luminous collection of black-and-white photographs and first-person stories, documentary photographer \u003cstrong\u003eMary Motley Kalergis\u003c\/strong\u003e invites women from across the country to speak candidly about their experiences of motherhood-its joys, struggles, humor, and grace. Drawn from interviews and portraits made over decades, these women share the moments that define family life: birth and loss, exhaustion and laughter, the shaping of identity, and the quiet endurance that love requires. Kalergis approaches each subject with an artist's eye and a listener's patience, capturing the truth of ordinary lives with striking empathy. Originally published to critical acclaim and now reissued as \u003cstrong\u003eVolume IV in the \u003cem\u003eBuilding a Family\u003c\/em\u003e series\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMother: A Collective Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e stands alongside \u003cem\u003eWith This Ring\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGiving Birth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eConsidering Adoption\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSeen \u0026amp; Heard\u003c\/em\u003e as part of a five-volume journey through the making of family. Together, these works document a half century of American domestic life and the universal bonds that sustain it. Both visual record and oral history, \u003cem\u003eMother\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that every story of motherhood is both utterly unique and beautifully familiar-a testament to care, resilience, and love that transcends generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46332183609495,"sku":"9798999613530","price":1874.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798999613530.webp?v=1768725386","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mother-a-collective-portrait-9798999613530","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}