Otes, Lorena: Solo Mum by Choice

When dating failed. Motherhood didn't. Solo Mum by Choice is an intimate, funny, and fiercely honest memoir about one woman's journey to motherhood-without a partner, but with unwavering determination. After a string of failed relationships, Lorena Otes stumbles upon the growing community of women choosing to have children on their own. What follows is a deeply personal ride through IVF heartbreaks, bizarre alternative therapies, and medical mayhem-told with warmth, grit, and sharp self-awareness. Both tender and laugh-out-loud, Solo Mum by Choice is a love story between a woman and the child she refuses to give up on. 2024 Hawkeye Manuscript Development Prize Runner-Up