Na dlouhé povídání – Hogelandová Anna (2023)

A fragile and intimate novel about pregnancy, motherhood, and the essence of friendship among women. Anna is in her twelfth week of pregnancy when she receives a call from Margot, her older sister with whom she has never had the warmest relationship. Margot informs Anna that she has had a miscarriage, but does not share how she feels; she needs to talk about her friend Elizabeth's story... Anna seems to attract women's "secrets." There is something about her that inspires trust in others, allowing them to confide in her. Another story she hears on her way back from pregnancy yoga comes from Corrie, a young woman who may not even be pregnant, whom Anna sees for the first time and it is clear that it will also be the last. The experiences of other women force Anna to reflect on how unpredictable, restless, and distant different life paths are from her own. And then Anna's own story unfolds. As she listened to the stories of others, hers changed direction. Unintentionally, without planning it. It became one of those stories that happen to strangers, yet not to her. How does one come to terms with that?