Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be born of mud" and to be "beasts of the devil." Why would anyone, let alone a girl, want to study and observe them? One of the first naturalists to observe live insects directly, Maria Sibylla Merian was also one of the first to document the metamorphosis of the butterfly. In this visual nonfiction biography, richly illustrated throughout with full-color original paintings by Merian herself, the Newbery Honor-winning author Joyce Sidman paints her own picture of one of the first female entomologists and a woman who flouted convention in the pursuit of knowledge and her passion for insects. Booklist Editor's Choice Chicago Public Library Best of 2018 Kirkus Best book of 2018 2018 Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book Junior Library Guild Selection New York Public Library Top 10 Best Books of 2018

《82年生的金智英》後，最受矚目的韓國女性小說 一個關於女兒、關於母親、關於女人的故事 女兒即將面對、而我無法看見的世界會是何種模樣 會比現在更美好嗎──會比現在，更煎熬嗎？ 「要求這些孩子保持緘默的活著，放逐到社會的邊緣， 想到女兒會被這樣對待，我很心碎。 我的女兒喜歡女人，明明和這世界一點關係也沒有。」 我在女兒出生後，不得不辭掉工作，為了生活做過各種打工，最後來到療養院擔任看護。 女兒出社會後，費盡千辛萬苦才當上大學約聘講師，但待遇很糟，頻頻向我借錢，我只好建議她搬回家住。 沒想到，女兒把她的女朋友也帶回來了。 「媽，她是我的丈夫、妻子和子女，她就是我的家人。」 「她怎麼會是妳的丈夫、妻子和子女？妳們可以結婚、生孩子嗎？妳們根本是在扮家家酒！」 「難道就不能接受我本來的樣子嗎？妳不是告訴過我，這世界上有各式各樣的人，跟別人不一樣不代表是壞事，為什麼這些話在我身上就變成了特例？」 女兒的同事被發現是同志而遭到不當解雇，具正義感的女兒發起抗議，於是威脅、暴力接踵而至。我開始感到害怕──雖然「不同」不代表「錯誤」，但當世界的殘酷擺在眼前，我多希望自己的女兒可以平凡的結婚生子、當個「正常人」就好，以免她受到更多傷害。 畢竟她是，我的女兒啊。 【關於本書】 從我血肉中誕生的孩子，成為心靈最疏離的陌生人， 生而為家人，會有理解另一個家人的可能嗎？ 以「我」為敘事者的母親，一生都為女兒而活，對女兒抱有許多期盼。女兒卻認為母親從不聆聽自己，更帶回同志伴侶，迫使母親面對從未正視過的性傾向議題。 而母親在療養院照顧的珍罹患失智症，成為沒有人願意負責的包袱，在珍的身上，母親彷彿看到老後將孤獨走向死亡的自己。 作者金惠珍以常被孩子埋怨「什麼都不明白」的母親眼光，描繪出社會對老人、對同志，以及對任何不理解的事物的歧視與排擠，揭開女性至今仍持續面臨的惡意。 本書中，母親與她照顧的老人，女兒與她的伴侶，世代的差異在一個家庭裡交會，在碰撞中看見彼此的難題。即便各自的迷惘與恐懼持續如影隨形，仍嘗試向對方伸出手，一同等待理解的那一天到來。 得獎紀錄 ◆榮獲第36屆「申東曄文學獎」 ◆《中央日報》、《東亞日報》、《韓民族日報》、國立中央圖書館員推薦好書 ◆Yes24網路書店2017「文學作家選定的今年之書」、「文學採購喜愛的今年之書」 ◆教保文庫2017「推薦小說家50人」、「書店店員喜愛的小說」第2名 名人推薦 專文導讀── 李屏瑤（作家） 金申賢京（柏林自由大學東亞研究所博士後研究員） 諶淑婷（作家） 簡至潔（臺灣伴侶權益推動聯盟祕書長） 好評推薦── 尤美女（立法委員） 紀大偉（政治大學臺灣文學研究所副教授） 姜英淑（韓國小說家） 馬欣（作家） 許秀雯（伴侶盟常務理事，釋字748號婚姻平權案訴訟代理人） 許皓宜（諮商心理師） 陳夏民（作家） 劉育豪（高雄市港和國小教師、高雄市性別公民行動協會理事長） （依首字筆畫排序） 也許人終究是無法理解另一個人的，愈貼身愈難看清楚，儘管如此，要先「看見」。當女性真正看見自己的處境，釐清自己為何這樣說、這樣想，才能找到無止盡的力量來源。──李屏瑤 每個人都可能是彼此過去、現在或未來的母親，因為「毫不相干的外人」實際上並不存在，也許憑藉這股力量，終能走向「宛如奇蹟般諒解」的那一步。──金申賢京 在眾人大肆爭辯酷兒如何，女性主義又怎樣之際，本書已領先群雄，是一部前衛又大膽的作品。──姜英淑 本書最牽動我的部分是年老的母親回顧養育子女的心情，對正育有兩名稚齡子女的我來說，本書滿是警語。──諶淑婷 金惠珍以簡單幾個角色：櫃子內／外的、失依的、勞動權被剝削的、情緒勞動的……殘酷呈現韓國女性的諸般壓抑，以讓讀者思索：深陷父權泥淖的「女人」究竟如何掙脫？── 劉育豪 和本書的女兒有高度相似性的我（投身社會運動、又身為女同志），特別喜歡作者描繪的幾場母女對話（這裡的「女」包括女兒及其伴侶），每一個場景都似曾相識，每一次對談都驚心動魄。──簡至潔

A moving, cross-national account of working mothers' daily lives--and the revolution in public policy and culture needed to improve them The work-family conflict that mothers experience today is a national crisis. Women struggle to balance breadwinning with the bulk of parenting, and stress is constant. Social policies don't help. Of all Western industrialized countries, the United States ranks dead last for supportive work-family policies: No federal paid parental leave. The highest gender wage gap. No minimum standard for vacation and sick days. The highest maternal and child poverty rates. Can American women look to European policies for solutions? Making Motherhood Work draws on interviews that sociologist Caitlyn Collins conducted over five years with 135 middle-class working mothers in Sweden, Germany, Italy, and the United States. She explores how women navigate work and family given the different policy supports available in each country. Taking readers into women's homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces, Collins shows that mothers' desires and expectations depend heavily on context. In Sweden--renowned for its gender-equal policies--mothers assume they will receive support from their partners, employers, and the government. In the former East Germany, with its history of mandated employment, mothers don't feel conflicted about working, but some curtail their work hours and ambitions. Mothers in western Germany and Italy, where maternalist values are strong, are stigmatized for pursuing careers. Meanwhile, American working mothers stand apart for their guilt and worry. Policies alone, Collins discovers, cannot solve women's struggles. Easing them will require a deeper understanding of cultural beliefs about gender equality, employment, and motherhood. With women held to unrealistic standards in all four countries, the best solutions demand that we redefine motherhood, work, and family. Making Motherhood Work vividly demonstrates that women need not accept their work-family conflict as inevitable. "Collins, a sociology professor, draws on interviews with working mothers in four different countries in this evenhanded, discerning exploration of work-family balance. Organizing her research by country, Collins finds that balance requires a harmonious confluence of workplace accommodations, government policies, and supportive cultural attitude. . . . Collins suggests that policies must be passed in packages, rather than piecemeal--for example, making sure that daycare is available for children at the age when parental leave ends--to be most useful. This study, whose comparative approach illuminates how cultural norms affect policies and economic results, is intelligent, thought-provoking, and clarifying."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "Making Motherhood Work is destined to become a classic. Caitlyn Collins conducted in-depth interviews with 135 employed, middle-class mothers in the United States and in three European countries. She finds that mothers face conflict between their work and family responsibilities in all four countries, even gender-egalitarian Sweden. Collins points to European policies that could positively impact mothers and families in the United States. Yet she notes the pervasive influence of cultural expectations of mothers that are coercive and unattainable. All four countries need a cultural redefinition of motherhood that describes and honors what is possible."--Mary Blair-Loy, author of Competing Devotions: Career and Family among Executive Women "Comparing women in Europe and the United States and how they combine work and motherhood, Making Motherhood Work is the first cross-cultural investigation of what it feels like to live within different cultural and policy worlds. Mothers (and fathers)--even future ones--need to read this fascinating, thought-provoking, and illuminating book."--Allison J. Pugh, author of The Tumbleweed Society: Working and Caring in an Age of Insecurity "Through insightful interviews with employed mothers living in diverse national contexts, Caitlyn Collins demonstrates clearly and convincingly that our growing caregiving crisis stems from unjust social arrangements, not irresponsible individuals. The breadth and depth of Making Motherhood Work make it a unique and invaluable contribution that calls for nothing less than a worldwide movement for work-family justice."--Kathleen Gerson, author of The Unfinished Revolution: Coming of Age in a New Era of Gender, Work, and Family "This ambitious and beautifully written book considers how women manage work and family in varying contexts. Carrying out wide-scale interviews in multiple settings and countries, Making Motherhood Work shows how differences in work-family policies lead to differences in the challenges that women face. An impressive contribution."--Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

After serving time in prison, former drug addict Sherry Swanson returns home to reclaim her young daughter from family members who have been raising the child. Sherry's family, especially her sister-in-law, doubt Sherry's ability to be a good mother, and Sherry finds her resolve to stay clean slowly weakening.