Breastwork: Rethinking Breastfeeding

by Alison Bartlett

Breastwork delivers an original and personal approach to a near-universal practice and doesn't shy from controversy or controversial topics, such as sexual desire and breastfeeding. It features a broad range of illustrations from Renaissance paintings of mother and child (Madonna del Latte) to Jerry Hall breastfeeding on the cover of Vanity Fair and Kate Langbroek breastfeeding on The Panel to a banned New Zealand health poster of a man breastfeeding at work.

216 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

About the author

Alison studied illustration at Anglia College of Art in Cambridge and began an M.A. At Kingston University.
Her career as a children's book author and illustrator started in the early 1990s and met with immediate success. Bartlett has adorned the pages of numerous children's books, including Growing Frogs, the popular Oliver series by author Vivian French, and Over in the Grasslands by Anna Wilson, just to name a few. Bartlett's use of bright colors and her simplistic drawing style promise picture-book afficionados plenty of excitement peppered with an air of mystery.

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this for fun, though it crosses over into work territory, too. Utterly fascinating, providing an in-depth look at what nursing means/signifies in our and other societies--it's multifaceted and super smart, personal and academic. I'd like to write a book this cool one day.

[Cambra · Rating 4 out of 5]

symbolism and sounding of--you guessed it!--boobs.

[Sally]

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[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Better put my own book on the bookshelf hey! After 10 years I'm still proud of this book.