An open and intimate examination of the life of a mid-thirties woman thinking about having children, reflecting on her own childhood, her relationship with her own mother, and her relationships with her friends, both parents and child-free. There is some beatiful writing in here with stark observations about motherhood/parenthood in general, the societal pressure to become parents, what we expect of women in the 21st century, and how to balance that strange feeling of both wanting children and not wanting them. Well worth reading, particularly if you are in your thirties.