Julia Kerninon, novelist: "When children start to speak, we lose the power to speak for them"

Julia Kerninon challenges the old saying "either children or books" by integrating both into her life. At 39, she lives in Nantes with her husband and two sons, balancing motherhood and writing. She finds that being a mother has made her more efficient in her work due to limited time. To support writers seeking quiet, she co-founded a Facebook group offering spaces for writing. Kerninon reflects on her motherhood epiphanies, particularly when her children seek her for comfort and security.