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Their journey unfolds against the backdrop of friendship, identity, and the concept of family, leading them to confront what it really means to create a life—together or apart. With a blend of humor and poignancy, the story reflects on the choices women make in the pursuit of happiness while challenging traditional notions of fulfillment and success.
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Still Born, Guadalupe Nettel's fourth novel, treats one of the most consequential decisions of early adulthood – whether or not to have children – with the intelligence and originality that have won her international acclaim. Alina and Laura are independent and career-driven women in their mid-thirties, neither of whom have built their future around the prospect of a family. Laura has taken the drastic decision to be sterilized, but as time goes by Alina becomes drawn to the idea of becoming a mother. When Alina’s daughter survives childbirth – after a diagnosis that predicted the opposite – and Laura becomes attached to her neighbour’s son, both women are forced to reckon with the complexity of their emotions.
Much different from the books I normally read, but I really enjoyed this one. Read like a research paper on motherhood, friendship, and the importance of community. Lots of interesting concepts that make you ponder the gray areas of life.