Collection of essays on motherhood
WSOY 2022

Cover Design: Anna Makkonen
Soft cover
307 pages

Including essays by Silvia Hosseini, Juha Itkonen,
Heini Junkkaala, Sari Järn, Juhani Karila, Marjo Niemi,
Ida Pimenoff, Emma Puikkonen, Venla Rossi, Miina Supinen,
Johanna Venho, Hanna Weselius and Sinikka Vuol


A touching and smart collection of essays on motherhood, parenting and family life by some of the most prominent Finnish writers.

What is a good mother like? In which ways does a child with special needs change the mother’s view of what it is to be a human? How to raise your children in a world threatened by climate change? Is there something in the relationship between mothers and their children that a father can never attain? What is it like to build a relationship to your partner’s child wand take the role of a stepmother? And what happens to mothers, when the children are big enough to move away?