Fledging
| By | Rose Diell |
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| ISBN | 9781804470893 |
| Fiction Genre | literary |
| Publication Date | 08/28/2024 |
| Price | 10.00 |
| Paperback Hyperlink | https://renardpress.com/books/fledging/ |
Synopsis
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.
Authors Biography
Rose Diell was born and raised in London but her heritage stems from various places beyond the British Isles. She now lives in London again, with her civil partner and Tol-stoy, an extremely fluffy ginger tabby. Fledging is her first novel.
Delighted this title is included in this great collection of books and authors. Buy, read and vote for it.
A powerful, intelligent, bold novel that offers a timely insight into how we make choices, written in beautifully sharp, exacting prose. A brilliant first novel.
This is a powerful and timely book which deals with a very real issue in a unique way, I was gripped to the end!
Well deserved recognition for this fantastic novel!
Couldn’t put down! Highly recommend!
Couldn’t put down! Highly recommend!
What a deeply original and thought provoking story. I loved it. Whether you have/want children or not, Fledging will expand your thinking about what it means to become a mother (or parent, as I think men can equally find meaning in the story), and the myriad ways in which we all seek purpose in our lives.
A beautifully written novel about an essential topic in adult life: to become or not to become a parent? Highly recommended!
A well written first story. Very thought provoking. It flowed beautifully.
A charmingly surreal story in which Rose Diell carefully presents the feelings of ambivalence that can surround motherhood.
Highly recommend it. A great story about the complex baby question.
Very honest book about women’s questions on babies and how the society imposes expectations on them. Highly recommend reading this irrespective of which side you sit on this topic.
A beautifully-told story on a pertinent and personal topic for many women and men.
Highly recommend. An unusual idea. Some exquisite writing
Thank you for challenging my own preferences and prejudices. An exquisitely written book; I’d like to know what happens next – this story feels like the end of the beginning? Maybe a great start for a more considered Bridget-Jones type series as the world where we’re redefining what it is to be female. We need to grow older together with this book – and find out how things turn out in the end.
A very interesting take on a subject that is not often addressed in literature.
A fascinating, strangely believable story…I was gripped till the very end!
Jocelyn
it’s a book that spoke to me on so many levels, a window into my very soul. So beautiful and profound.
Delightfully crafted, not a word out of place, despite exploring feelings that often go unspoken or are shrouded in shame. A masterpiece.
Beautifully written and very thought provoking
For fence-sitters, the decidedly-childfree and mothers alike, this is a witty and thought-provoking novel that explores society’s expectations of women and how that can shape our identities (even if we know deeply what we want, as the protagonist does), and how we find balance between our desires for ourselves and the roles we play in caring for others in our lives.
A fantastic book! As a man wrestling with the implications of children, this book was thought provoking and challenged conventional wisdom. Looking forward to her next book.