Expecting Teryk: An Exceptional Path to Parenthood [Paperback]

Dawn Prince-Hughes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2005

The period just prior to the birth of one's child is a time of deep personal development. Expecting Teryk is an intimate exploration, written in the form of a letter from a parent to her future son, that reclaims a rite of passage that modern society would strip of its magic. Dawn Prince-Hughes, renowed author of Songs of a Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism, considers the ways her disabilities might inform her parenting. She candidly narrates her experience of becoming a parent as part of a lesbian couple-from meeting her partner and the questions they ask about their readiness to become parents, to the practical considerations of choosing a sperm donor. Expecting Teryk is expressed through the lens of autism as Prince-Hughes shares the unique way she sees and experiences. Contemplating the evolutionary traditions of motherhood, and embedded in the reassurances that nature offers, Expecting Teryk is a work of sensuous wonder that speaks to the deeper realities and archetypal experiences shared by all who embark on the journey of parenthood.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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About the Author

Dawn Prince-Hughes is an adjunct professor of anthropology at Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington. She is the author of the bestselling memoir Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey through Autism. Her other books include Gorillas among Us: A Primate Ethnographer's Book of Days and Aquamarine Blue 5: Personal Stories of College Students with Autism (Ohio, 2002). --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Swallow Press (October 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804010803
• ISBN-13: 978-0804010801
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,780,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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