Everything you need to understand or teach A Life's Work by Rachel Cusk.
In A Life’s Work, Rachel Cusk details her experiences with motherhood following the birth of her first child. Written with wit and humor in a reflective and analytical style, the memoir grapples with the less-discussed realities of parenting as a woman. Using her own life as background and interspersing it with material from classic literature and childcare manuals, Cusk examines sociopolitical and cultural factors surrounding the circumstances of being a mother, exploring themes of motherhood and the self, motherhood and class, and authentic motherhood.