{"book":{"book":"Female Life on Planet Earth","author":"Laleh Khadivi","publicationYear":"","description":"Female Life on Planet Earth follows the story of a protagonist named Heti, who is approaching the one-year anniversary of her mother's death. In the midst of her mourning, unexpected details from her mother's secret past begin to resurface. These revelations force Heti to grapple with what it truly means to know another person, as well as the broader complexities of womanhood. She is challenged to navigate the unique emotional territory of grieving parts of her mother that she never even knew existed. Author Laleh Khadivi drew surprising inspiration from physics books while crafting the story, which explores intricate mother-daughter relationships. Ultimately, Khadivi reflects on themes of motherhood and considers this narrative to be her most personal novel yet.","image":"https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2160x2160+0+0/resize/3000/quality/66/format/jpg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2F9a%2F1c3f397542c58f097f2fb5b9ff55%2F1b933d9d-7cbe-4d52-b007-a4f19023bc5d.jpg","date":"2026-11-02"}}