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    Irene Vilar Impossible Motherhood: Testimony of an Abortion Addict 978-1-59051-320-0 | $15.95/$19.95C | Other Press | TR E READERS’ ADVISORY: If your patrons love to discuss controversial memoirs, this one is perfect. Also a great book for women’s issues. ABOUT THE BOOK: F ifteen abortions in fifteen years seems almost unfathomable. But this is what Irene Vilar has gone through. Fully aware that she will be maligned and misunderstood, she’s written a courageous and extraordinary memoir abou

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    Irene Vilar

    Impossible Motherhood:
    Testimony of an Abortion Addict
    978-1-59051-320-0 | $15.95/$19.95C | Other Press | TR

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    READERS ADVISORY:
    If your patrons love to discuss controversial memoirs, this one is perfect. Also a great book for womens issues.

    ABOUT THE BOOK:

    ifteen abortions in fifteen years seems almost unfathomable. But this is what Irene Vilar has gone through. Fully aware that she will be maligned and misunderstood, shes written a courageous and extraordinary memoir about her intimate journey through family trauma and self-mutilation and her determined battle to prevail into motherhood. In Impossible Motherhood, Vilar does exactly what the best memoirists do: She tells us the truth about everything, even when the truth utterly confounds.[Vilar] tells [her story] to us with courage and grace and a true writers skill. The Oregonian

    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. Vilar, a pro-choice feminist, was hesitant to write this book for fear that it would be
    misunderstood or compromise a womans right to choose. Why do you think she eventually changed her mind? Do you think her initial fears might be realized?

    2. During the eleven years the author was married to her first husband, what changes did Irene
    go through? How was he able to exert so much control over her early in their relationship? Was she eventually able to break free? Could you relate to any part of their relationship?

    3. What characteristics do you feel Vilar has inherited from her family members (especially
    her parents and grandmother)? Does she embrace or reject these qualities? Why?

    4. Do you agree that Vilar was addicted to abortion as is stated in the subtitle? If not, what
    was it that she was really addicted to? How does she ultimately break her addiction?

    5. What were your first impressions upon hearing the title or premise of Impossible
    Motherhood? Did those impressions change after reading it? With abortion being such a polarizing issue, were you expecting the author to have a political platform? Did you feel one present within her story?
    For more discussion questions, please visit www.otherpress.com/readersguides
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