Constellations: Reflections from Life

side by side series of the cover of Gleeson's Constellations

Women’s Bodies and Constellations: Reflections from Life

The portrayal of women’s bodies in Irish literature, and in wider society, has created an impossible contradiction. Irish author and critic Sinéad Gleeson’s debut essay collection, chronicling life in the human body as it experiences illness, love, grief, and motherhood, however, marks a contribution that will widen our understanding of Irish identity.