Ticking Clocks

«Ticking Clocks» — a book about the unfulfilled desire to become a mother and the search for support in family history. The heroine of the book, Marina, dreams of a child but goes through failures, losses, and difficult IVF procedures. Personal experiences are compounded by societal pressure that she has to face along the way. To distract herself, Marina begins to study her genealogy and turns to the fates of previous generations. Familiarity with her family past prompts her to reconsider her ideas about herself and her place in the succession of generations.