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Making Finn – One couple's unconventional journey to motherhood

Author Susan Newham-Blake speaks to Polity about her book 'Making Finn', about her unconventional journey to motherhood. Camera: Nicholas Boyd. Editing: Darlene Creamer. Recorded: 06/06/2013.

10th June 2013

By: Creamer Media Reporter

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Susan’s childhood dream of becoming a mother has not diminished with the revelation, alarming both to herself and her bewildered family, that she does, in fact, ‘bat for the other team’. Having made peace with her identity and having finally found a beloved partner, she is now faced with a daunting problem: with no penis around, how the hell do you make babies?

Time is of the essence: at 34 years old, Susan cannot afford to waste another moment. And so begins an unconventional journey to parenthood with some agonising decisions along the way. Should she accept help from a close and willing friend or go the anonymous sperm donor route? What are the legal and psychological implications of her options? How will her child be affected?

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Told with humour and honesty, Making Finn is a warm, witty and moving first-person account of two women’s quest to create a family.

Author: Susan Newham-Blake
Published by Penguin Books South Africa

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