The Call Is Coming from Inside the House
Essays
by Allyson McOuat
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Pub Date Apr 30 2024 | Archive Date Apr 04 2024
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Description
From Allyson McOuat, author of the popular 2020 New York Times Modern Love essay “The Ghost Was the Least of Our Problems,” comes her debut essay collection
In a series of intimate and humorous dispatches, McOuat examines her identity as a queer woman, and as a mother, through the lens of the pop culture moments in the ’80s and ’90s that molded her identity. McOuat stirs the ingredients required to conjure an unsettled spirit: the horrors of pregnancy and motherhood, love and loss, the supernatural, kaleidoscopic sexuality, near-miss experiences, and the unexplained moments in life that leave you haunted.
Through her own life experiences, various tall tales, urban legends, analysis of horror and thriller films, and spine-chilling true crime incidents, McOuat uncovers how cultural gatekeeping has forced her, as a mother and queer femme woman, to persistently question her own reality. Through this charming and humorous exploration of what moments have made her who she is, McOuat demonstrates for readers a way through by forgiving herself and exorcising her stubborn attachment to a phantom, heteronormative, nuclear family structure.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781770417557 |
| PRICE | $18.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 270 |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 908558
I appreciated McOuat’s perspective and manner of expression throughout her essays. Many of them were viewed through the lens of a mother. While I am not a mother, I was able to relate to many of the topics she touched on. I think this is important because this reminds us readers that just because someone becomes a mother it does not erase the other roles or facets of their ever changing and evolving identity. Allyson reminds us that she is not just a mother. She is a woman. She is queer. She is a culmination of a life lived and a number of experiences that made her who she is today. And she is ever evolving.
I feel that most anyone can connect with her essays, on some level, even if they’ve never personally experienced the subjects she explores. If anything this creative nonfiction can be learning experiences that can help readers understand situations they might not have been able to beforehand. Allyson McOuat’s writing style and delivery are easy to absorb, humorous and understandable. Give it a shot, you never know what you might learn.
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