{"book":{"book":"Female Life on Planet Earth","author":"Laleh Khadivi","publicationYear":"","description":"Female Life on Planet Earth follows the journey of Heti, who is navigating life nearly one year after the death of her mother. When unexpected details from her mother's secret past resurface, Heti is compelled to examine what it truly means to know someone close to you. Throughout this emotional reckoning, she grapples with the complexities of womanhood and daughterhood. She is also challenged to mourn and grieve dimensions of her mother's existence that she never previously knew about. Considered to be Laleh Khadivi's most personal novel yet, the narrative deeply investigates mother-daughter dynamics and motherhood. Additionally, the storytelling uniquely draws from physics books as an unexpected source of inspiration.","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"}}