Raising Raffi : a book about fatherhood (for people who would never read such a book)
Gessen, Keith2023
Books, Manuscripts
Keith Gessen had always assumed that he would have kids, but couldn't imagine what parenthood would be like, nor what kind of parent he would be. Then, one Tuesday night in early June, Raffi was born, a child as real and complex and demanding of his parents' energy as he was singularly magical. Fatherhood is another country: a place where the old concerns are swept away, where the ordering of time is reconstituted, where days unfold according to a child's needs. Like all parents, Gessen wants to do what is best for his child. But he has no idea what that is. Written over the first five years of Raffi's life, 'Raising Raffi' examines the profound, overwhelming, often maddening experience of being a dad.
Main title:
Author:
Gessen, Keith, author
Imprint:
London : Icon Books, 2023.
Collation:
256 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781837730223 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.8742
Language:
English
BRN:
3628833