If you’ve ever given birth and then been stuck at home with a small child, you’ll recognise some if not all of Fran’s feelings. Not everyone takes such drastic measures to reassert their own existence but you can understand why Fran does. This is a rare story built around the acknowledgement that even the most beautiful and loved baby can seem to be eating you alive. That combined with Fran’s less than orthodox family take her half way across the world to make her peace with herself.
