The Shackled Balloon

By Lara Bronson

Book Overview

What is the price of becoming a mother?

Since she was a little girl, Laura wanted to be a mother. Not just any mother; one better than her own. Except, her dream seemed to float further and further away when she miscarried five of her unborn babies.

Ridden with grief, Laura and her husband Gavin embark on a journey of infertility treatments to bring their dream closer to reality. After multiple fails and sorrowful disappointments, Laura finally gets what she wished for-a baby girl.

But motherhood turned out to be like nothing she'd ever expect, from the perfect baby she had envisioned in her reveries to a baby who never stops crying. Can Laura cope with the clash between dream and reality, or will her strive for idealization push her family to the brink of devastation?

The Shackled Balloon is a treatise on motherhood addressing its complexities from different angles by exemplifying various types of mothers and their interactions, as well as shedding light on the downfalls of contemporary parenting.

WHAT READERS THINK:
"Super real, beautiful, and honest. Hard to read emotionally but the writing was amazing. Everything flowed seamlessly."

"Wonderfully written with vivid emotions. You feel every detail "

"The novel reads with intensity and captivates the reader profoundly. It is a philosophical novel, similar to life."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09MYQ59X2
• ISBN13: 9798985386417
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Tacit Press, LLC
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"