Summary
Sheila Heti: Motherhood
When you're not sure, you should wait. But for how long?
At the heart of the novel Motherhood is one of the key decisions that mark the entry into adulthood - to have or not to have a child.
Entering an age when her peers are considering motherhood, narrator Sheila Hattie wonders if she even wants a child. Influenced by his partner, body, family, friends, mysticism and chance, he tries to make a moral and reasonable decision. In an honest and original reflection on one of the key decisions of adulthood, Hattie writes a brave and warm novel about how - and for whom - to live.
"A remarkable novel about the difficulties we face in following our desires and fighting our doubts."
– Los Angeles Times
"Hattie wonders if she should become a mother before it's too late. In this unusual diary full of contradictions, we read about struggling with dilemmas while hoping that the author will make the right decision."
– New Yorker
"This book is unlike any I've read before. Sheila Hattie breaks molds and pushes boundaries by entering new literary territory, both in her maturity as an artist and in the possibilities afforded by women's discourse."
– Rachel Cusk
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