First published 2006
Peggy Orenstein had always been ambivalent about motherhood. But when she marries, the pressure to have a baby mounts. Buffeted by miscarriages, escalating fertility treatments, and dashed hopes, Peggy pursues every avenue - from "fertility sex" to international adoption - to achieve her dream. Her raw, candid story of loss, love, and redemption unfolds against the backdrop of a rapidly changing societal landscape.
Genres: family-life, autobiography, memoir, biography-memoir, adoption
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-journey, redemption
Setting: United States
240 pages · Hardcover · Bloomsbury USA
Content warnings: infertility, pregnancy-loss