Published on 3 March 2022, I am a Spider Mother by Flora Cruft is a stunning meditation on what it means to mother and be mothered.
A collection of 27 evocative poems that explore female identity and individuation, family love, loss and transformation.
This tender and powerful book takes the reader on a journey from girlhood to womanhood, through the astonishments of twin maternity and into an exploration of the bond between grandmother, mother and children.