A mother kills her twins. Another woman, the narrator and protagonist of this story, is about to give birth. She is a writer, and she realizes she knows the perpetrator of the infanticide. Her obsession spirals. She takes a leave of absence, not to raise children, but to create. To research and write about the hidden truth behind the crime. Mothers have never written. Mothers give life. How can a woman neglect her children? How can she kill them? Woven from the fabric of a thriller, this is a groundbreaking novel in which chronicle and essay converge. Katixa Agirre reflects on the relationship between motherhood and creation, conversing with authors such as Sylvia Plath and Doris Lessing. Is being a mother a prison? This text also delves into childhood and the lack of protection of children under the law. The result is an unprecedented, disturbing, and original book, in which the auth...read more
