The Bodies of Mothers: A Beautiful Body Project Hardcover – May 23, 2014

Sometimes not pretty, but beautiful. Bearing a child is so demanding that, until modern medicine (and still in some places), it was a leading cause of death among women. If some of that physical demand shows in her body after living through it, that's OK. Her body, most visibly her skin, carries the record of that experience.These photos, usually semi-nude, honor mothers and the physical records of motherhood. Some appear as mothers-to-be, some with adult children, and some with their new infants - nursing, and with some of the messy bits that a romanticized vision would have skipped over. More than the images, though, each one in this collection wrote a few words about herself. Some chose poetic forms. More often, they wrote some autobiographical blurb about the experience and the feelings in brought out. I honestly can't think of a wider range of emotions captured between two covers: self-doubt, pride, pragmatic issues, the spiritual and generational connection, and lots more.I can't say how mothers themselves will think about this collection. I, as an outsider, learned a lot about the different experiences of motherhood - and about the different bodies shaped by that experience.-- wiredweird

I thought it was ok, I wish they would of made the pictures more artistic showing that women with any body can make a beautiful photograph since it is a picture book. Instead it's just naked women most with saggy skin and stretch marks taking a picture of them standing around naked for the reason of only showing that they are ok being naked despite their bodies but it left me feeling discouraged and disappointed.As a mother of 7 kids all born via c-section I could relate with their bodies but I wanted prettier pics so I would feel better about my bodies. Maybe doing a this is the body shot with a shot that is beautiful yet not photo shopped would of been more inspiring. I get that they feel beautiful I suppose but really it just looks like naked people with bodies that are not that pretty to look at (a few were but most weren't). The awkward mom with the teen sons though I could of done without.

Truly a must had book for any book collector , this was very eye opening and truly Beautiful, Phenomenal stories of all types of Mother's blessed with the most greatest gift of all giving birth to a child, and the becoming of Beautiful within your and Body, loving it forever. There are short stories of both young and old Mothers. Too me this is a Coffee table Book in my home, because I feel that everyone should at least open it, once its open most likely it will be read. A very Beautiful Book

I gave this book to myself as a postpartum gift. The stories and the images are so raw and so real. This book reminds you of the rollercoaster motherhood is, and works great as a coffee table book. I am so glad I purchased it. It would be an amazing gift for a new mom, a friend, your mother, or simply for yourself. Beautiful photographs as well.

I Bought this amazing book for my daughter for Mother's Day. I love that it has real women, with real stories and it is heart touching and just real.Check it out if you are looking to teach your children about how amazing a Mother's body really is and that we all look different but are completely beautiful. ‪#‎BeHappyNow‬ ‪#‎Celebratewomen‬ ‪#‎CelebrateMoms‬

Great Book! And even though I don't have little babies anymore, I can still relate and think back to all the breastfeeding years. What a wonderful pictorial of Motherhood. It takes all you got and then some but I am convinced you are doing the most important JOB in the world!!

A lovely and heart-felt look at the beauty of real women. The images are inspiring and affirm that we should all love and embrace our "flaws." They are what tell our story and make us unique.Lovely production value. An asset to any modern coffee table.

I love this book! I have been reading it with my daughters, I want them to have a good self esteem and body image as they grow up.

I love this book! It's amazing! It's bigger than I expected and the stories within it have on several occasions moved me to tears.

Beautiful book and excellent handling

Fue un regalo para una mujer muy especial que acababa de ser madre.Muchas mujeres en el embarazo y después de él se sienten feas, y es que el canon de belleza que manejan los simples es solamente exterior, hay que mirar mas adentro, profundizar y no quedarse solo en la piel y en la figura.Mi cariño y mi respeto a todas las mujeres que han sido madres.

So sehen Mütter eben aus. Nicht makellos und glatt. Aber sobald sie es akzeptieren und sich annehmen, verdammt sexy und vor allem glücklich. Mutter sein ist toll.

El libre és de gran qualitat tant a nivell de fotografia, com d'impressió i maquetació. Si us agrada la fotografia o la temàtica, no ho dubteu.