THE BIRTH MACHINE
A short novel
Reissued by Salt Publishing, November 2010

As Zelda labours in childbirth, she sinks into a surreal world where the past blends with the present, and facts become merged with fairytale and myth. The long-awaited reissue of the groundbreaking novel which exposed a woman’s experience of hi-tech childbirth and tells a gripping story of a long-ago murder and present-day betrayals.

'A gripping story, a pithy book' - Katy Campbell
MORE COMMENTS AND REVIEWS

Adapted by Elizabeth Baines and broadcast as a play for Radio 4

VIDEO CLIPS of Elizabeth reading extracts HERE AND HERE

Guest post by Elizabeth on the Spectator book blog about the cultural forces affecting publication and the history of the publication of The Birth Machine

Guest post by Elizabeth on Nicola Morgan's blog about the history of the publication of The Birth Machine

Radio podcast : Elizabeth interviewed about the reissue of The Birth Machine for Andrew Edwards' Artbeat on ALL FM

Originally published by The Women's Press 1983; Revised edition, 'The Author's Cut', Starling 1996. Read an Author's Note about the book's publication history on the Salt Website