What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction Free Audiobook Download by Alice Mcdermott

Alice Mcdermott's short story collection explores the definition of truth by tackling such topics as what death means to us and how complicated love is. It is an easy read with a range of thought-provoking, realistic stories that are sure to help you reflect on your own life.

Alice Mcdermott is a debut novelist. Her first novel, What About the Baby, is about mental health and the challenge of parenting. To explore the concept of motherhood and how it relates to your own experience, you can pick up this audiobook to hear Angela Dawe re-tell the story.

The Alice McDermott book was written in 1985, and is about a group of parents who are in their late 20's and early 30's when their daughter is born. At that time there was a lot of pressure on divorcing couples to have children, yet it seems like the only people who are having children now are those who can't conceive. The book is told from the point of view of six different parents, revealing how each individual copes with raising a child after so many years of trying. This audiobook has been narrated by Angela Dawe, and she does an excellent job.

What About the Baby? is a short essay on the nature of fiction and its ability to speak to us. It speaks of the hazards involved in writing and publishing, but also about how fiction can be used to challenge ideas and help people understand their relationships better.

Alice Mcdermott's essay, "What about the Baby?" is a study of how we tell ourselves stories and how those stories shape our thoughts and feelings. Alice Mcdermott argues that there are two types of writers: those who write from an internal place, and those who write from an external place. Those who write from the outside create characters with whom we can identify easily, while those in the internal category stay within themselves and create "holes" in their work for readers to explore their own experiences through.

In this novella, Alice Mcdermott invites the reader to think about what it means to grow up and what it's like to be a parent. As she contemplates her son's future, she reveals that he has been diagnosed with autism. She also discusses how important it is for children to have friends as well as parents with whom they can share their emotions and troubles. She notes that it is difficult for children to understand the "art of fiction" and sees this novel as a way for children to learn about life through reading about characters who are facing various problems and how they handle them.