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Daniela Petrova's debut novel was published first in English by one of the world's largest publishers, Penguin Random House. The book immediately became a hit - it made it to more than ten bestseller lists in the US and was specially recommended in Oprah's book club.

Daniela has been writing for a long time - her short stories, essays and poems have appeared repeatedly in a number of prestigious publications around the world, including the New York Times, the Washington Post and Marie Claire.

"Mother to daughter ?" - the destructive power of a mother's love

Friendship, tragedy and long-held secrets inextricably intertwine the fates of two women in Daniela Petrova's debut novel. How far can a mother's love go? And where does it begin?

Lana leads a very normal, quiet life. Until the moment her long-time boyfriend suddenly and inexplicably leaves her - just before yet another medical procedure to get pregnant, which the young couple has been battling infertility with for years. Lana's orderly life is thrown off the rails. Determined to take her fate into her own hands, she goes through with the procedure anyway. And just as surprisingly, the procedure proves successful.

Things don't stop there. Then - when she least expects it - Lana encounters not just anyone on the street, but the young woman who is the egg donor that makes the baby in her belly grow. Despite all her instincts and worries, Lana can't resist the young Katya's charm and this is the beginning of an unexpected friendship.

Katya is a free spirit, a student who came from Bulgaria to study in America. Although the complete opposite of the pragmatic Lana, the girl quickly becomes a part of her life. Katya could not have known that Lana was carrying her baby in her belly - donation is always anonymous after all. And Lana has no intention of telling her. Yet. Still, the closeness between the two women is blossoming.

But suddenly - just as suddenly as she appeared - Katya disappears. And Lana might be the last person to see her. Lana buries herself in Katya's past, determined to find out what happened to the woman she owes so much to. But who is Katya really? What is the force pulling her into Lana's life? Who is to blame for her disappearance ??