On Longing and Transformation” – Chicago Review of Books

On Longing and Transformation” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] “The first rule of in vitro fertilization is to never talk about in vitro fertilization,” Isabel Zapata tells us from the waiting room of the IVF clinic, where she refrains from asking the other women how they got there, where they are in the process, how they’re responding to the medications. But there are … Read more

A Transformation Unnamed in “GIRL” – Chicago Review of Books

A Transformation Unnamed in “GIRL” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1]  “Some languages, but by no means all, have the luxury of the word ‘daughter,’ but in many—and French is one of them—your sex is not distinct from your relationship to your parents. You will only ever have this one word to describe your being and your lineage, your dependence and your identity.” This entwinement … Read more