Claire Kilroy - Claire Kilroy - AdN (Éditions du Sous-Sol / Actes Sud), 2025, France, 224 pages.
You may or may not become a mother. You might not be pregnant, or even around babies very often. Still, reading this book might leave you feeling as though you’re in the depths of postpartum depression. The truth that rarely gets talked about is this: while bringing a baby into the world, a woman also gives birth to a mother. In other words, she experiences two births at once. This book explores the boundless nature of motherhood, its conflicts, joys, and exhaustion, with a raw and honest voice. It answers the question: What does bringing a baby into the world mean? How does motherhood transform a woman? How does it affect a relationship? And how does it reshape a family?