Woman’s Battles and Transformations

A counterpoint to Who Killed My Father- a tender, radically personal-political account of douard Louis's mother's life

douard Louis is one of the most important literary voices of his generation' Guardian

One day, douard Louis finds a photograph of his mother from twenty years ago- a happy young woman, full of hopes and dreams. But growing up, douard only knew his mother's sadness - what happened in those years since the photo was taken? Then, at the age of forty-five, douard's mother frees herself from this oppression, to start a new life in Paris.

A Woman's Battles and Transformations reckons with the cruel systems that govern our lives - and with the possibility of escape. It is a tender portrait of a mother, and an honouring of her self-discovery as she chooses to live on her own terms.