| The mesmerizing power of motherhood is weirdly captured in that pulsing light. |
| The reality of motherhood is trainers, a fleece, a worry list and a mobile phone. |
| Is it then just women of letters, and of a certain income, like Enright and Cusk, who have the luxury of such a complex reaction to motherhood? |
| She was so thrilled by the prospect of motherhood that Thorn follows the advice of a priest and agrees to accept an orphan child as his own. |
| She will gain a child, a pram, responsibility for another human being and all that goes with motherhood. |
| Women responded positively to this new ideal, for it endowed motherhood, and thus womanhood, with a new sense of dignity and purpose. |
