Rachel Chrastil is a historian of modern Europe, an award-winning teacher, and a Fulbright Scholar. Her first two books, Organizing for War: France 1870-1914 and The Siege of Strasbourg, examine civilian dilemmas in the face of war. She is Professor of History at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.

This masterful book will engage, fascinate, and challenge readers whether they are childful or childless. To understand childlessness, Chrastil takes the reader through a deeper underlying analysis of human flourishing. She uses this concept as the instrument for assessing the choice to have children, examining essential questions, such as what does it mean to live a good life and to be a good citizen?

• Acknowledgements Introduction: How to Talk about Childlessness Chapter 1: Delay Chapter 2: Whispers Chapter 3: Interlude: The Baby Boom Chapter 4: Shouts Chapter 5: Flourishing Chapter 6: Regret Chapter 7: Home and Hearth Chapter 8: A Better World Chapter 9: Old and Alone Chapter 10: Legacy Notes Index

Rachel Chrastil is a historian of modern Europe, an award-winning teacher, and a Fulbright Scholar. Her first two books, Organizing for War: France 1870-1914 and The Siege of Strasbourg, examine civilian dilemmas in the face of war. She is Professor of History at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.

This masterful book will engage, fascinate, and challenge readers whether they are childful or childless. To understand childlessness, Chrastil takes the reader through a deeper underlying analysis of human flourishing. She uses this concept as the instrument for assessing the choice to have children, examining essential questions, such as what does it mean to live a good life and to be a good citizen?

• Acknowledgements Introduction: How to Talk about Childlessness Chapter 1: Delay Chapter 2: Whispers Chapter 3: Interlude: The Baby Boom Chapter 4: Shouts Chapter 5: Flourishing Chapter 6: Regret Chapter 7: Home and Hearth Chapter 8: A Better World Chapter 9: Old and Alone Chapter 10: Legacy Notes Index

Rachel Chrastil is a historian of modern Europe, an award-winning teacher, and a Fulbright Scholar. Her first two books, Organizing for War: France 1870-1914 and The Siege of Strasbourg, examine civilian dilemmas in the face of war. She is Professor of History at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.

This masterful book will engage, fascinate, and challenge readers whether they are childful or childless. To understand childlessness, Chrastil takes the reader through a deeper underlying analysis of human flourishing. She uses this concept as the instrument for assessing the choice to have children, examining essential questions, such as what does it mean to live a good life and to be a good citizen?

• Acknowledgements Introduction: How to Talk about Childlessness Chapter 1: Delay Chapter 2: Whispers Chapter 3: Interlude: The Baby Boom Chapter 4: Shouts Chapter 5: Flourishing Chapter 6: Regret Chapter 7: Home and Hearth Chapter 8: A Better World Chapter 9: Old and Alone Chapter 10: Legacy Notes Index