Drei Schalen

A woman searches for a name for her tumor. Another brings home a cardboard cutout of a pop singer when her beloved son moves out. A woman who hates children offers to be a surrogate for her friends. Out of fear of encountering his ex-girlfriend, a man hardly dares to step outside, while a woman who has been left behind literally cannot digest the breakup.

The protagonists of Michela Murgia's stories all experience a radical upheaval in their own way: they lose all certainties and find the most diverse answers to what happens to them. They make unusual decisions, fight for survival, invent new rituals, or choose a controllable disaster to escape the uncontrollable one.

Drawing from her own experience, Michela Murgia tells in twelve interwoven stories about illness and death, grief and new love, the art of saying goodbye, and the art of continuing to live. It is an encouraging book about crises and new beginnings, both truthful and bright.