Mother-in-law

As a single mother, Åsa has always had a close relationship with her only son. But everything changes when her son finds a new partner who soon becomes pregnant. Åsa tries desperately to connect with her daughter-in-law, who considers her behaviour thoughtless. Åsa faces the painful realisation that she is no longer the most important person in her son's life and finds herself sidelined. She is in danger of losing those closest to her and being left completely alone.
This is the prelude to a thrilling family drama in which Moa Herngren, with her exceptional feel for the psychology of interpersonal relationships, unfolds a story of motherly love, mutual misunderstanding, and loneliness.
The Mother-in-Law is a powerful story about the closest relationships we have and how difficult it can be to maintain them when the roles we have taken for granted are shattered and transformed.

Published in a translation by Edita Petrásová.