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Amani Haydar

The Mother Wound

Amani Haydar

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English
Pan
27 December 2022
Biography: general; Domestic violence; Biography - Australian
'I am from a family of strong women.'

Amani Haydar suffered the unimaginable when she lost her mother in a brutal act of domestic violence perpetrated by her father. Five months pregnant at the time, her own perception of how she wanted to mother (and how she had been mothered) was shaped by this devastating murder.

After her mother's death, Amani began reassessing everything she knew of her parents' relationship. They had been unhappy for so long - should she have known that it would end like this? A lawyer by profession, she also saw the holes in the justice system for addressing and combating emotional abuse and coercive control.

Amani also had to reckon with the weight of familial and cultural context. Her parents were brought together in an arranged marriage, her mother thirteen years her father's junior. Her grandmother was brutally killed in the 2006 war in Lebanon, adding complex layers of intergenerational trauma.

Writing with grace and beauty, Amani has drawn from this a story of female resilience and the role of motherhood in the home and in the world. In The Mother Wound, she uses her own strength to help other survivors find their voices.

PRAISE FOR THE MOTHER WOUND

'Magnificent' Bri Lee

'Unforgettable' Randa Abdel-Fattah

'Transcendent' Jess Hill

'Urgent' Canberra Times

'Significant' The Saturday Paper

'Inspiring' Reader's Digest

'Vibrant' Law Society Journal

'Powerful' Good Reading
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Imprint:   Pan
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   268g
ISBN:   9781761265037
ISBN 10:   1761265032
Publication Date:  
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
  • Winner of Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year 2022 (Australia)
  • Winner of National Biography Award 2022 (Australia)
  • Winner of Sydney Music, Arts & Culture (SMAC) Awards 2022
  • Winner of Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Non-fiction 2022 (Australia)

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