Many women expect to become mothers but are childless through social rather than biological reasons perhaps they haven't met the right person or they prioritised career or education earlier in life
Featuring international interviews by grief counsellor and researcher Lois Tonkin
This collection of first-person stories provides insight into the under-discussed situation of being childless by circumstance
Each story highlights the different aspects of being childless by circumstance
As women move through their 30s
40s
And 50s
And beyond their ages of fertility
The book explores feelings of grief and loss
And also how women adapt positively to their changed life expectations