How to Make a Woman

“The two girls look out the window together; death is like a small figure on the path, waving at them, see you later, see you later.”

I can always count on French literature for incisive explorations of womanhood and desire. How to Make a Woman follows Rose and Solange, two fifteen-year-olds whose friendship takes a turn when Solange finds out she’s pregnant. Darrieussecq traces the diverging paths of the two young women as they face timeless questions about agency, art, and identity in various stages of life. Read more here.