Sleep Project and That Woman’s Press are delighted to present TWP’s first book!
Why Do Only Men Die? and other impossible questions
by EBM Humphreys
Why Do Only Men Die? is part philosophical exploration of the construction of the gendered subject, part confessional journal documenting how twenty-first century motherhood and homemaking clashes with the demands and expectations of the post-second-wave generation. Giving rise to many more questions than it contains, it nevertheless contains only questions, making it an intense and at times claustrophobic reading experience. Not for the faint-hearted, rather the perfect book for the hardcore reader who thrives on having a lot to think about.
Touching on themes as diverse as gender identity and passion, pleasure and infidelity, belonging, grief and enlightenment, it will certainly get you thinking … probably about things you didn’t know you needed to think about.
“There seems to be a sadistic quality to the expectation that a reader should plough through material posed in this way … relentlessly conceptual and abstract – like a thinking machine” – JW
“The flow of consciousness is so familiar in places it’s hard to work out if the author is referring to herself or me” – JN
“It moves forward and has some kind of vague narrative … powerful and intense … touching and beautiful in places and inspiring and sad in others” – BW
You might also like our periodical Rotten Apple.
To purchase
You can purchase copies directly from here using Paypal. Simply enter £10 per book, mainland UK postage is free. Then please email your full name and postal address to thatwomanspress@riseup.net as well, otherwise you won’t receive your book. If you are buying more than one title or multiple copies, simply give these details in your email.
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