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An uncomfortable portrait of what maternal love means. A novel about the emotional bonds that support and explain us. Five years after becoming a mother, a woman suddenly finds herself faced with the dilemma of whether she wants to become one again. The ambiguous memory of her first year of raising her child brings back reflections of the experience tinged with guilt and regret. Through the narrative of the last weeks of the year, where family gatherings are interspersed with unexpected events, the novel explores the facets of maternal love, family and friendship, grief and its intricacies. With penetrating and evocative writing, The Dear Ones seeks to delve into the meaning of the bonds that support us and how literature can capture what is difficult for us to name.
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The Dear Ones, Berta Davila
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- Released
- 2023
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- Title
- The Dear Ones
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Berta Davila
- Publisher
- 3TimesRebel Press
- Released
- 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN10
- 1739823680
- ISBN13
- 9781739823689
- Series
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- An uncomfortable portrait of what maternal love means. A novel about the emotional bonds that support and explain us. Five years after becoming a mother, a woman suddenly finds herself faced with the dilemma of whether she wants to become one again. The ambiguous memory of her first year of raising her child brings back reflections of the experience tinged with guilt and regret. Through the narrative of the last weeks of the year, where family gatherings are interspersed with unexpected events, the novel explores the facets of maternal love, family and friendship, grief and its intricacies. With penetrating and evocative writing, The Dear Ones seeks to delve into the meaning of the bonds that support us and how literature can capture what is difficult for us to name.