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At age nineteen, Kassi Underwood discovered she was pregnant. Broke, unwed, struggling with alcohol, and living a thousand miles away from home, she checked into an abortion clinic.
While her abortion sparked her "feminist awakening," she also felt lost and lawless, drinking to oblivion and talking about her pregnancy with her parents, her friends, strangers--anyone.
Three years later, just when she had settled into a sober life at her dream job, the ex-boyfriend with whom she had become pregnant had a baby with someone else. She shattered. In the depths of a blinding depression, Kassi refused to believe that she would "never get over" her abortion. Inspired by rebellious women in history who used spiritual practices to attain emotional freedom, Kassi embarked on a journey of recovery after abortion--a road trip with pit stops at a Buddhist "water baby" ritual, where she learns a new way to think about lost pregnancies; a Roman Catholic retreat for abortion that turns out to be staffed with clinic picketers; a crash course in grief from a Planned Parenthood counselor; a night in a motel with a "Midwife for the Soul" who teaches her how to take up space; and a Jewish "wild woman" celebration led by a wise and zany rabbi.
Dazzling with warmth and leavened by humor, May Cause Love captures one woman's journey of self-discovery that enraged her, changed her, and ultimately enlightened her.
Details
- Title May Cause Love: A Memoir
- Author Kassi Underwood
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperOne
- Date 2017-02
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780062458636 / 0062458639
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Death/Dying
- Library of Congress subjects Spiritual life, Self-realization
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016030271
- Dewey Decimal Code 363.46
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Citations
- Booklist, 01/01/2017, Page 20
- Kirkus Reviews, 12/01/2016, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 12/12/2016, Page 0
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