Motherhood is supposed to be the pinnacle of womanhood. At least, that’s what society keeps telling us. But what happens when a woman doesn’t want to be a mother? Or worse—what if she becomes a mother and regrets it? Donna Freitas takes on this taboo head-on in Her One Regret, a feminist thriller that is both riveting and deeply necessary.
The story begins with Lucy Mendoza, a successful Rhode Island real estate agent who vanishes, leaving her baby behind in a grocery store parking lot. It’s the kind of headline that grips national attention and instantly frames her as a monster in the public eye. But Lucy’s best friend Michelle knows something the rest of the world doesn’t: Lucy once confessed that she regretted becoming a mother, so much so that she had fantasized about faking her own kidnapping.
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