Episode 37: Talking Aussie Books With Rebecca Bowyer

'Maternal Instinct' by Rebecca Bowyers is a book that reconstructs our world, reimagines it as a place in which the welfare of children in a paramount consideration. Set in 2040, the world within the pages of Rebecca's novel is one where child-bearing and child-rearing is a state-sanctioned event. Where women give birth to babies and then hand them over to professional carers - the Maters and Paters - after six months - as the law forbids biological parents to raise their own children. Although children are guaranteed a life free from poverty, are raised in stable, loving homes, what might you ask, is the cost of such utopia? Listen in to this fascinating chat with the creator of such a world in this week's podcast episode. Find out what inspired her to write it, what it says about modern child-rearing, society and much more.