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A deeply personal exploration of childless and childfree women in their own words. Others Like Me is the story of fourteen women around the world, from different walks of life, who don't have children. It's also the story of why Nicole Louie had to find these women and what they taught her. Part memoir, part exploration of childlessness through candid conversations, this book showcases the many ways in which people find fulfilment outside of parenthood. And because the social expectation to procreate weighs the most on women, Louie focuses solely on them, their experiences, and how they flourish outside of motherhood. In doing so, she upends the stereotypes that diminish women who are childless by choice, circumstance, or ambivalence and offers reassurance and companionship on a path less known.

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""An affirming account of the lives of childless and child-free women."" -- Library Journal ""Louie presents brief, stylized first-person vignettes drawn from interviews with 14 other childless women, who offer up an intriguing range of rationales ... as well as sharp insights into both childlessness and parenthood."" -- Publisher's Weekly ""Louie's tone is vulnerable and empathetic, making this a must-read for everyone."" -- Stylist ""These interviews are digestible in length and fascinating in breadth, adding depth and nuance to Louie's own story ... Tender, emotive and quietly revelatory.""-- Irish Times

"""Louie's tone is vulnerable and empathetic, making this a must-read for everyone."" -- Stylist ""These interviews are digestible in length and fascinating in breadth, adding depth and nuance to Louie's own story ... Tender, emotive and quietly revelatory.""-- Irish Times"

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NICOLE LOUIE is a writer and translator based in Ireland. Her essays have appeared in Oh Reader Magazine, The Walrus and The Guardian, and her curated collections of books, movies and podcasts about women who are not mothers by choice, infertility, circumstance or ambivalence can be found on Instagram: @bynicolelouie. Others Like Me: The Lives of Women Without Children is her first book.

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