Book Talk: 'Others like me: the lives of women without children' door Nicole Louie
Join the book talk about Nicole Louie's 'Others like me'. A deeply personal exploration of childless and childfree women in their own worlds.
About the book
Part memoir, part exploration of childlessness through candid conversations, Others Like Me is the story of fourteen women around the world, from different walks of life, who don’t have children. It’s also Nicole Louie's story and the story of why she had to find others like her. As the social expectation to procreate weighs the most on women, Louie focuses solely on them, their experiences, and how they flourish outside of motherhood. In doing so, she upends the stereotypes that diminish women who are not mothers and offers reassurance and companionship on a path less known.
About the author
Nicole Louie is a writer and translator based in Ireland. Her essays have appeared in The Walrus, The Guardian, Electric Literature and Oh Reader Magazine. Her curated collections of books, movies and podcasts about women who are not mothers by choice, infertility, circumstance or ambivalence can be found on Instagram: @bynicolelouie. Others Like Me: The Lives of Women Without Children is her first book.
Join an interesting discussion and pose your questions to the author. The Q&A will be moderated by Karin Enfield-de Vries; a counsellor for a non-profit organisation supporting women who are childless not by choice and trained in grief and loss counselling.
Afterwards, you can get your copy signed while having a chat and a drink.
Practical information:
Where: De Groene Waterman - Wolstraat 7, 2000 Antwerp
When: Thursday 17th of July - 7.30 pm
Attend for free, but please register via groenewaterman@groenewaterman.be
