Description:
A recollection, in graphic novel format, of the author's ambivalent feelings regarding motherhood while growing up, and an exploration of the imposition of motherhood on women as both an expectation and a path toward fulfillment.
Brief description: Irene Olmo is a prize-winning illustrator who studied at the Facultad de Bellas Artes de Sevilla and the Facultad de Bellas Artes de Valencia. She currently resides in Cordoba, where she is employed by the studio Azulmarino, working on projects for a variety of publishers, including Anaya, Santillana, and Oxford University Press.
Review Quotes:
"This playful yet impassioned take on a contentious topic charms."
--Publishers Weekly