Marta doesn't want children
Can a trip to Santiago change a person's life, or will they go back to where they came from?
Nothing bad is happening to Martha. She has a good job, is in a long-term relationship with Hynek and likes his children from a previous marriage. He doesn't want any children of his own, and Hynek doesn't want any more, they agree on that. So what does it actually solve? Why does she decide to go alone on a ten-day journey full of discomfort and loneliness when she should have gone to the sea with Hynek and the children? Are her loved ones right to think that this is nonsense and all - that Marta should live a completely different life?
Petra Soukupová once again brilliantly explores the psyche of the female protagonist, who finds herself at a point where she has to deal not only with her own life, but also with the expectations of her surroundings. Martha's narrative is intertwined with the views and perspectives of her relatives and friends, and the novel opens up questions about the extent to which our ideas of happiness are shaped by the pressures of those around us. And also whether we can recognize the moment when we can still decide our own future and when it is already dominated by the certainties of the past and social conventions.
Petra Soukupová
(born. 1982) is one of the most successful contemporary Czech writers. She has published four books for children and eight books for adults, which have earned her numerous awards and nominations. For her debut K moři / To the Sea (2007) she received the Jiří Orten Prize for talented authors under thirty and was nominated for the Magnesia Litera Prize and the Josef Škvorecký Prize. Her second book, the short story collection Zmizet (2009), won the Magnesia Litera Award in the Book of the Year category and was also nominated for the Josef Škvorecký Award. Her children's books Bertík a čmuchadlo (2014) and Kdo zabil Snížka? (2017) was listed in the prestigious White Ravens catalogue of the best children's and young adult books from around the world. A unique blend of children's adventure story Who Killed Snowman? The third children's book, The Club of Strange Children (2019), and the novel in short stories, The Things It's Time for (2020), both crossed the 10,000-copy bestseller mark shortly after their publication. Marta in the Year of the Intruder (2011) and Under the Snow (2015) were also successful. At the end of 2022, the novel Nobody is Alone was published, followed a year later by the children's book Strange Children and the Sad Cat - a loose sequel to The Strange Children's Club. Petra Soukupová's books have been translated into more than ten languages. In addition, she has written several screenplays based on her books (in 2018, the film Na kratko (For a Short Time) was based on a short story from her book Zmizet (Disappear)) and she also works as a dramaturge.
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