{"product_id":"conceiving-histories-trying-for-pregnancy-past-and-present-hardcover","title":"Conceiving Histories: Trying for Pregnancy, Past and Present - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsabel Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnna Burel\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating and beautifully illustrated account of trying to conceive in both the past and the present.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the author's own experiences, \u003ci\u003eConceiving Histories\u003c\/i\u003e brings together history, personal memoir, and illustration to investigate the culturally hidden experience of trying to conceive. In elegant, engaging prose, Isabel Davis explores the combination of myth, fantasy, science, and pseudo-science that the (un)reproductive body encounters in pursuit of a viable pregnancy. The book chronicles the trying-to-conceive lifecycle arc from sex education at school, through the desire to be a parent, into the specifics of trying and struggling to conceive. It also looks back at conception throughout history to open a new vista on what we live with today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA central argument of Davis's is that historical people lived with the unknown just like we do but were more explicitly able to acknowledge it. In an age of assistive reproductive technologies, the act of embracing uncertainty seems difficult. Although the topic of not conceiving is potentially painful, this is not a grim book; more than grief, it is motivated by curiosity, wonder, compassion, and even humor. With 108 full-color illustrations, \u003ci\u003eConceiving Histories\u003c\/i\u003e is also a beautiful material object, an intentionally playful antidote and supplement to online search engines--the resort of so many embroiled in fertility challenges.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsabel Davis leads a research theme on Collections and Culture at the Natural History Museum in London, and she is Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, and Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna Burel is a London-based artist and illustrator whose artwork encompasses textiles, sculpture, drawing, photography, and collage. Her work investigates the female bodily experience through an exploration of history and traditional storytelling like myth and fairytale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsabel and Anna have worked together since 2015, holding an exhibition of their work in London in 2017.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 10.15 x 7.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42451469271175,"sku":"9780262049481","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4e4bb9b0469f063f055f12fb032d591c.webp?v=1742025879","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/conceiving-histories-trying-for-pregnancy-past-and-present-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}