Letters to an Embryo
by Jasna Kaludjerovic
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Pub Date 7 Apr 2025 | Archive Date 15 Nov 2025
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Description
After a painful divorce, an extra embryo from the last IVF attempt is left frozen.
Three years later, the mother begins writing a diary, struggling to decide what to do with it. She feels responsible for giving it a chance to live but no longer wants to have a baby with her ex. So, she will write letters to the embryo for a long time, trying to decide what to do...
Does it have the right to live?
How will it fit into her new life?
What will it take to make a decision?
A Note From the Publisher
The book is a literary-autobiographical novel exploring the emotional and ethical complexities of embryo freezing after a breakup.
I’m deeply grateful to every reader who takes the time to engage with this story. Honest reviews are more than welcome — thank you for helping this book find its readers. 💛
Advance Praise
“Kaludjerovic’s writing is striking in its simplicity yet layered with depth. It’s raw, lyrical, introspective, and profoundly human. The narrator’s thoughts spiral with the kind of vulnerable honesty that resonates deeply. You don’t just read her pain and questions—you feel them. What would you do if you were her? Could you raise a child tied to a man who’s moved on and started a new family? Is freezing the embryo a way to preserve hope, or a delay of closure? Would using it be an act of courage—or a refusal to move on?”
- Nilufer Ozmekik
"The frozen embryo becomes a quiet, persistent presence—her inner compass—as she learns to navigate both grief and growth. The ethical, emotional, and deeply personal weight of whether to implant the embryo lingers throughout the narrative like an unanswered question. This isn’t a memoir about decisions made easily—it’s about the struggle to arrive at a decision at all."
- Nilufer Ozmekik
Marketing Plan
Social media promotion through Instagram and Goodreads, with regular posts, quotes, and engagement with readers
Targeted Instagram ads at author's Instagram profile @jasmin.books.insta
Goodreads Giveaway campaign (starting 14.05.) to build early readership and reviews
NetGalley promotion with boosted visibility package
Personalized outreach to top Goodreads reviewers and early supporters
Audio books in Serbian and English are currently prepared