Combining the everyday with the epic, Lisa Owens’ latest novel details the joys and frustrations of modern motherhood

“You are constantly veering between the very basic stuff of: ‘Have I packed enough snacks?’ to ‘What if the frazzled way I responded to that interaction with the child shapes the way they think and feel forever?!’”

Author InterviewsMay 1, 2026by Alice O'Keeffe

Lisa Owens

In Lisa Owens’ new novel, Natural Disaster, a mother plans one last special day of maternity leave with her children – what could possibly go wrong?

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