With thanks to Renard Press, I am thrilled to be on this tour.
What's it about?
It starts as bloating, a hard curvature in my gut that won’t go away. I wonder if it’s my period, but it isn’t the right time. The cramps come slowly at first, like a rising tide, and then grow shorter and sharper, a racing heartbeat.
When Lia lays an egg she doesn’t know what to do. At her age, it’s impossible to escape the baby question, and all her friends seem to be having children. She feels her heart’s not in it – but all the same, there’s the egg, impossible to ignore, lying in a nest of towels in the living room.
Her partner on tour on the other side of the world and her mother diagnosed with a terminal illness, Lia finds herself torn, unsure whether she’s ready to give up on her song writing dreams; but time is running out, and she must make one of the biggest decisions of her life.
Bobs and Books honest review:
This is an unusual read, but one I wont forget in a hurry for the right reasons.
The concept of a "normal" woman giving birth to an egg baffled me to start with, but as the story progressed, I felt it was a clever and smart way to discuss women's issues and surprised myself in finding this relatable, topical and one for discussion.
This would make a wonderful book club read. Its writing is sharp and I was eager to see where this was going to go.
Impactful.
Out tomorrow.
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