The Wilderness

The WildernessA deeply felt chronicle into the wilderness of the first forty days of new motherhood. In the final weeks of her pregnancy, Ayegl Sava becomes fascinated by the mythology around the first forty days after giving birth, and the invisible beings that are said to surround the mother. In Turkish, we speak of extracting the forty days, like a sort of exorcism. My grandmothers assure me that it will all get better after forty days are out. A friend lends a

as told through his Malaysian and Chinese heritage

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Cultural details are woven into the story as they honour the special bond they have with their grandparents

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