Nie, nie, nie

Linn Strømsborg's narrator is thirty-five and made the decision not to have children years ago. This book explores how her choice affects her relationships with friends, her parents, and, not least, her partner. Her surroundings struggle to accept her stance, and she is repeatedly confronted with the topic. There is her long-term partner Philip, who increasingly doubts whether he can live with his girlfriend's decision. Her mother has been knitting baby clothes for years in the hope of a grandchild. When her best friend Anniken has a baby, everything changes.

But can one really be a family only with children? Why is every woman expected to want to become a mother? Why is it so difficult to accept other life choices?

Linn Strømsborg addresses questions that every woman—whether a mother or not—eventually asks herself. "Never, Never, Never" is a timely book that tackles parenthood and femininity in a direct, empathetic, and moving way.