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Motherhood

By: Sheila Heti
Narrated by: Sheila Heti
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Motherhood treats one of the most consequential decisions of early adulthood - whether or not to have children - with the intelligence, wit and originality that have won Sheila Heti international acclaim.

Having reached an age when most of her peers are asking themselves when they will become mothers, Heti’s narrator considers, with the same urgency, the question of whether she will do so at all. Over the course of several years, under the influence of her partner, her body, her family, mysticism and chance, Heti's narrator struggles to make a wise and meaningful choice.

In the semi-diaristic mode of a woman in conversation with herself, Motherhood raises radical and essential questions, including whether this pivotal decision can even be considered ‘a decision’ at all.

©2018 Sheila Heti (P)2018 Macmillan Audio Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction
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I enjoyed listening to this book, it was so interesting to hear the views on Motherhood and women's life. The voice reading the book was very pleasant and expressive making it very enjoyable experience.

I loved it

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what a wonderful book, filled with every question that woman of this era face. I'm at the age where I'm seen as prime child bearing age, but I'm still not sure if that's something I should act on or want. Every question and thought she had I have also had. It was very comforting to know that there is another person on the same journey of asking whether they want to enter motherhood, and it's not just a question of when.

Raw honest and relatable

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Considering the internal monologue she she has with herself for the entirety of the book I found the ending to be quite unexpected. This is a love letter to her (no spoilers here)

I loved it

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Self-involved, fretful, whining, and boring as hell. I was very much looking forward to this book but have thrown in the towel. Apologies to all who have enjoyed it, as many of my friends have.

Not Interesting, reads like a hipster novel.

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Pay attention to the reviews instead. There’s a discrepancy between the two. The readers are right.

Don’t be fooled by the publisher blurb and accolades

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