About this Event
Organised by Cardiff Childfree Women's Group. Take a look at our Meet Up Group here:
Join us for an evening at Book Space in Cardiff where Helen Taylor, author, feminist academic and Emeritus Professor, will speak about her latest book, Childless by Choice: The Meaning and Legacy of a Childfree Life.
The event will include a main talk, audience Q&A, book signing and a chat afterwards.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to purchase a copy of Helen’s book (for £15, cash only) and have it signed.
About Childless by Choice
What does it mean to be childless by choice?
For thousands of years childbearing has been seen as central to women’s lives. But in recent decades, many women have chosen not to become mothers.
In her new book, Helen Taylor investigates what it means to be childless by choice. Part memoir, part cultural history, it interweaves personal experience with thought-provoking analysis to challenge our assumptions about family, fulfilment and female identity.
Drawing on a lifetime of experience as a feminist academic who chose not to have children, Taylor examines the joys and complexities of her path less travelled. She traces how attitudes toward childlessness have evolved – and sometimes haven’t. With unflinching honesty, she confronts the challenges of aging without children while celebrating the freedom and opportunities her choice has provided.
Through interviews with other women, analysis of cultural attitudes and examination of literature and media, Taylor builds a rich tapestry of what it means to live outside traditional family structures. She explores thorny questions about legacy, purpose and belonging in a world that primarily defines women through motherhood.
Taylor’s warm, intelligent voice guides us through territory that has too long been shadowed by judgement and misconception, offering wisdom, solidarity and a new framework for understanding the many ways to live a meaningful life.
Helen Taylor
Helen Taylor has published books on women’s writing, American southern culture, and women fiction readers. Her latest much-acclaimed work is . Her best-known works focus on popular writing and culture: , , and . Her new book is .
She taught English and American literature at three universities – West of England, Warwick and Exeter, where she was Head of English and is now Emeritus Professor. She has published widely on the literature and culture of the American South, as well as British and American women’s writing. For many years, she has been a Chair, Curator and participant in many literary festivals, including Bath, Cheltenham, Oxford, Fowey, Budleigh Salterton and Clifton, and she was the first Director of the Liverpool Literature Festival. She is currently writing a book on Daphne du Maurier for the series ‘Writers and Their Works’.
Non-alcoholic drinks will be provided.
Doors open at 18:15, with the talk starting at 18.30.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Book Space Cardiff, 26A Crwys Road, Cardiff, United Kingdom
GBP 8.30
