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Among the thousands of books for prospective and new parents, I doubt any will make you feel more understood and less alone than this one.ANTHONY DOERR, author of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

Armed with wit, tenderness and candor, Look How Happy Im Making You helps obliterate any taboos that may still exist surrounding the tribulations of womens reproductive lives.PEOPLE MAGAZINE

A candid, ultimately buoyant debut story collection about the realities of the baby years, whether youre having one or not

The women in Polly Rosenwaikes Look How Happy Im Making You want to be mothers, or arent sure they want to be mothers, or--having recently given birth--are overwhelmed by what theyve wrought. Sharp and unsettling, wry and moving in its depiction of love, friendship, and family, this collection expands the conversation about what having a baby looks like.

One woman struggling with infertility deals with the news that her sister is pregnant. Another woman nervous about her biological clock forgets to take her birth control while dating a younger man and must confront the possibility of becoming a single parent. Four motherless women who meet in a bar every Mothers Day contend with their losses and what it would mean to have a child.

Witty, empathetic, and precisely observed, Look How Happy Im Making You offers the rare, honest portrayal of pregnancy and new motherhood in a culture obsessed with womens most intimate choices.

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"Among the thousands of books for prospective and new parents, I doubt any will make you feel more understood and less alone than this one."ANTHONY DOERR, author of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

Armed with wit, tenderness and candor, [Look How Happy Im Making You] helps obliterate any taboos that may still exist surrounding the tribulations of womens reproductive lives.PEOPLE MAGAZINE

A candid, ultimately buoyant debut story collection about the realities of the "baby years," whether youre having one or not

One woman struggling with infertility deals with the news that her sister is pregnant. Another woman nervous about her biological clock "forgets" to take her birth control while dating a younger man and must confront the possibility of becoming a single parent. Four motherless women who meet in a bar every Mothers Day contend with their losses and what it would mean to have a child.

Witty, empathetic, and precisely observed, Look How Happy Im Making You offers the rare, honest portrayal of pregnancy and new motherhood in a culture obsessed with womens most intimate choices.

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Look How Happy Im Making You

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