Books like And now we have everything by Meaghan O'Connell

Name: And now we have everything
Author: Meaghan O'Connell

📘 And now we have everything by Meaghan O'Connell

O’Connell, a reflective twentysomething, approaches her pregnancy as a careful project, researching natural birth and a year of breastfeeding. When an unexpected C‑section occurs, she still nurses her child but feels a growing resentment toward the way the baby governs her bodily autonomy. The book is not a celebratory look at motherhood but a candid examination of how cultural ideals struggle against lived, physical realities. Through honest anecdotes, O’Connell reflects on her decision making, the emotional complexity of single motherhood, and the psychological weight of an unplanned pregnancy. Her narrative invites readers to reconsider how societal expectations shape the maternal experience.

First publish date: 2018

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography

Authors: Meaghan O'Connell

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

All books by Meaghan O'Connell

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for And now we have everything by Meaghan O'Connell are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to And now we have everything (11 similar books)

📘 When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi

Neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi’s poignant memoir chronicles his battle with stage IV metastatic lung cancer and his reflections on life, medicine, and mortality.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (26 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like When Breath Becomes Air

📘 H Is for Hawk

by Helen Macdonald

After her father’s sudden death, Helen Macdonald turns to falconry, training a fierce goshawk named Mabel as a way to cope with grief and explore human-animal bonds.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (17 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like H Is for Hawk

📘 Educated

by Tara Westover

A memoir of a woman who overcomes a strict survivalist Mormon upbringing in rural Idaho to pursue higher education, ultimately earning a PhD in history at Cambridge.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (17 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Educated

📘 A Grief Observed

by C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis’s personal journal of grief following his wife’s death, offering reflective meditations on loss, faith, and the quest for meaning.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (14 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like A Grief Observed

📘 Primates of Park Avenue

by Wednesday Martin

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (4 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Primates of Park Avenue

📘 A Mother's Reckoning

by Sue Klebold

A heartfelt memoir by Dylan Klebold’s mother, Sue Klebold, exploring grief, shame, and the psychological clues she missed after the 1999 Columbine tragedy, while offering insights to help families recognize childhood distress.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (2 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like A Mother's Reckoning

📘 Misconceptions

by Naomi Wolf

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Misconceptions

📘 Pregnant Princess in Manhattan

by Clare Connelly

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Pregnant Princess in Manhattan

📘 Wild Game

by Adrienne Brodeur

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Wild Game

📘 Ordinary light

by Tracy K. Smith

Tracy K. Smith’s memoir traces her coming of age, grappling with African‑American identity, family history, and her mother’s cancer death, while exploring the meaning of home and the bond between mother and daughter.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Ordinary light

📘 We're Pregnant!

by Adrian Kulp

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like We're Pregnant!

Some Other Similar Books

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs
The Long Goodbye by Reginald Hill
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Gia Tolentino

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!