Kateryna Babkina

Sonia

The Polish translation of the novel Соня published in Ukraine in 2013 and nominated to the BBC Ukrainian Book of the Year award 2013.

The story of the young woman, Sonia, shows that readiness to motherhood does not always come with pregnancy. The protagonist finds herself in a crisis and goes on a journey to meet the father she’s never met, believing that it will help her find her own identity and establish a better bond with her child in the future. But journeys don’t always bring the solutions we want. It is an unpredictable story, full of twists and turns and often magical descriptions, possibly resulting from Sonia’s blessed state.