Summary
Guadalupe Nettel: The only daughter
Longtime friends Laura and Alina are dedicated to their careers and have never imagined themselves as mothers. And while Laura decides to have her ovaries ligated, the idea of children becomes more and more attractive to Ali over time. When she finally becomes pregnant, doctors inform her that her daughter has a serious genetic disorder and may not survive the birth. Meanwhile, Laura grows closer to her neighbor Doris, a single mother of a child with problematic behavior, and all three women are forced to confront the complex emotions that their choices bring.
Set in Mexico, a country of extreme inequality and femicide, The Only Daughter is a novel about one of the most important decisions in every woman's life - whether or not to have children. Telling the story of three women and their experiences, doubts, uncertainties and even guilt surrounding motherhood, Guadalupe Nettel delivers a powerful and compelling story about modern women, feminism and the different forms that family can take in today's world.
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