by Jodi Picoult
First published 2011
Zoe Baxter has lost her baby and desperately wants to try again. Her husband Max refuses and asks for a divorce instead. When they split up, neither mentions the frozen embryos waiting at their fertility clinic. Zoe unexpectedly falls in love with a woman and sees a chance to build the family she craves. Max has also moved on, embracing a new life that leaves no room for people like his ex-wife. He takes Zoe to court, arguing that her female partner makes her unfit to be a mother. The legal battle forces everyone to confront a fundamental question: who gets to define what makes a proper family? Picoult examines the collision between personal desire and social judgment as former spouses wage war over their unborn children.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, lgbt, family-drama, legal-thriller
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
466 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books
Content warnings: infertility