Are You My Mother?

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Emma Victor's life takes a turn when her adoptive parents have a biological child, Stella. After a tragic car crash leaves 19-year-old Emma responsible for raising her younger sister, she sacrifices her youth for parental duties. A decade later, while Stella is thriving at 19, Emma feels stagnant, both in her career and love life, approaching 30 with a sense of despair. An unexpected encounter with a homeless man on the tube jolts her into action, prompting her to finally seek out her birth mother—something she has long avoided due to fear of the potential impact on Stella. The children's book "Are You My Mother?" resonates with Emma as she embarks on this quest, reflecting her own feelings of being lost. With the help of her friend Mack, she identifies five women with the same name, hoping one will lead her to her mother. However, Emma soon realizes that her journey is less about finding her mother and more about discovering her own identity. Having spent years fulfilling roles for others—daughter, girlfriend, sister, surrogate mother—she grapples with the question of who she truly is. As her search gains momentum, it begins to transform her life in unexpected ways.