Constellations: Reflections From Life Audiobook (Free)

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‘Utterly magnificent. Organic, thought-provoking and galvanising; this is a publication every female should read.’ Eimear McBride, writer of A Girl Is certainly a Half-formed Thing.

‘Outstanding . demands to be noticed’ Observer

I have come to think of all the metal in my body as artificial superstars, glistening under the skin, a constellation of old and new metal. A map, a tracing of connections and a guide to looking at stuff from different perspectives.

How will you tell the story of a life in a body, since it goes approximately Constellations: Reflections From Life through sickness, health, motherhood? How do you inform that story if you are not just a female but a woman in Ireland? In the powerful and daring essays in Constellations Sinéad Gleeson does that very matter. All of life is within these web pages, from birth to first love, being pregnant to motherhood, terrifying sickness, later years and reduction to loss of life itself. Throughout this wide-ranging collection she also turns her restless eyes outwards delving into work, artwork and our extremely ways of seeing. In the custom of some of our finest existence writers, yet still in her very own spirited, generous tone of voice, Sinéad will take us on a journey that is both uniquely personal and yet universal in its resonance. This is actually the brutal joy and discomfort of being alive.

‘An absolutely amazing, brilliant and beautiful reserve.’ Kate Mosse, author of The Burning up Chambers

‘Absolutely remarkable and life-enhancing.’ Daisy Buchanan, writer of How to be Grown-up.