Grandparents, mothers, fathers and children – at its heart, the idea of a family should be universal. But in reality, how does a country’s history or identity affect its idea of family? Where do different cultures agree on their views of motherhood, fatherhood and childhood, and where do they differ?
The Baltic countries of Lithuania and Latvia have lived through some tumultuous 20th century history.
Two writers from these countries, Nora Ikstena (Latvia) and Alvydas Slepikas (Lithuania) join Carolyn Jess-Cooke to unpick the thorny connections between national history and the intimate relationship of the family.
