A mother and daughter on the road in Sicily. A young woman in Barcelona caught between a dying mother and a new lover.

In Valeria Luiselli‘s Beginning Middle End and Sara Torres‘ X is Where I Am, family dynamics loom large as women navigate love, grief, and starting over.

Together, Luiselli (author of Lost Children Archive) and Torres (a bold new voice in Spanish literature) explore origins, memory, and the stories that shape a life.

Chaired by Octavia Bright.