52. On grief, lineage, and writing through chaos, A SEAT WITH... Christina Fonthes
“Nobody is born bitter, sadness is put upon us.”
In this deeply moving episode of A SEAT WITH ME, I sit down with author, translator, and truth-teller Christina Fonthes to explore the quiet wounds we inherit, and the ones we choose to heal. Christina’s debut novel, Where You Go, I Will Go, unravels the tangled threads of a mother(s)-daughter relationship shaped by migration, silence, queerness, and love. But this conversation isn’t just about the book, it’s about the life behind the story.
Together, we talk about:
Grief, generational trauma, and the emotional cost of being the first daughter
Queerness within African families and diasporic shame
The hidden struggle of working-class writers trying to survive and create
The power of storytelling as resistance, healing, and rebirth
How art gives us permission to speak what silence buried
Whether you’re a writer, a daughter, a dreamer, or someone searching for home in your own story… this conversation is for you.
So come and take,
A Seat With Me.
👤 WHERE TO FIND CHRISTINA:
https://christinafonthes.com
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Where You Go, I Will Go (available now in English & German) - https://christinafonthes.com
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With Love, always,
Solène ☀️
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