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La hija única

by Guadalupe Nettel

An only child reflects on her solitary upbringing and the unconventional family structures that shaped her, while navigating motherhood and her own daughter's uniqueness. Nettel weaves memoir-like intimacy with fiction, exploring loneliness, difference, and the inheritances we pass down. Quietly devastating and deeply perceptive.

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