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Baby Proof

On sale

12th April 2012

Price: £16.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780752881591

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‘Here’s a heroine you’ll root for and a book you won’t want to put down. I loved it’ Lauren Weisberger, author of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

‘I absolutely loved it…I could not put it down’ Marian Keyes

‘Delightful … surprisingly winning and real’ GLAMOUR

They are the perfect couple – until he wants a child, and she doesn’t …

Ever since their first date, when they discovered neither of them wanted children, Claudia and Ben’s relationship seemed destined to succeed. They envisaged a life filled with freedom, possibility and exploration and their married life starts out exactly that way.

But things don’t always stay the same. When Ben’s best friend and his wife announce they are having a baby, suddenly Ben changes his mind. He realises he does want children after all.

But Claudia hasn’t changed – and now she finds herself facing the most difficult decision of her life…

Reviews

Washington Post
Thought-provoking meditation on our culture's focus on parenthood and family
Entertainment Weekly
Giffin's writing is true, smart, and heartfelt. Claudia is both flawed and achingly real
People
Smart, snappy...sure to provoke discussion
New York Times
A wry twist on the classic relationship deal-breaker
San Francisco Chronicle
When it comes to writing stories that resonate with real women, best-selling author Emily Giffin has hit her stride. [BABY PROOF] examines the great lengths people go for each other, and is filled with great female characters
Marian Keyes
I absolutely loved it...I could not put it down
Lauren Weisberger, author of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Here's a heroine you'll root for and a book you won't want to put down. I loved it
Elle
[The characters are] funny and flawed, ambitious and insecure, relatable enough to feel like a good friend while enduring dramatic crises enough for a dozen women
Glamour
Delightful ... surprisingly winning and real