{"book":{"book":"Female Life on Planet Earth","author":"Laleh Khadivi","publicationYear":"","description":"Female Life on Planet Earth centers on a woman named Heti, who is navigating the aftermath of her mother's death nearly a year later. When surprising details about her mother's secret past begin to resurface, Heti is forced to reconsider everything she thought she understood about her parent. The revelations compel her to grapple with deep questions concerning womanhood, identity, and what it truly means to know another person. As hidden truths emerge, Heti faces the challenge of mourning aspects of her mother that she never knew existed. The novel explores the complex, tender dynamics of mother-daughter relationships while drawing unexpected inspiration from physics books. It is regarded as Laleh Khadivi's most personal work of fiction 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"}}