. . . and Baby Makes Two : A Novel

from CatieN

Jane Howe is 37, single, with a good job. She suddenly hears her biological clock booming the hour, and after much thought, decides adopting a baby girl from China is the way to go for her. The book chronicles this process and also focuses on relationships and friendship and family. Just a fun bo...

from DeltaQueen50

I picked this up on a whim while shelf-browsing at the library. It looked like a quick, light read that would tide me over until the books I have on order arrived. Jane Howe is a 37 year old, single, New York City career woman who has received a rather urgent wake-up call from her biological cloc...

from Writermala

This is an interesting and well-researched book - the author categorically denies that it is a memoir but it could well be. Jane, at 37, decides her biological clock is ticking and wants to become a mother. The novel describes her thought processes as she considers her options and also her decisi...

from emigre

A single New York woman in her late 30s thinks about having a child, and decides to adopt a girl from China... Her life is never the same again. Her gay best friend provides comic relief, her (unfortunately married) dream guy provides heartache, her Irish-American parents give unsolicited advice,...

from emigre

A single New York woman in her late 30s thinks about having a child, and decides to adopt a girl from China... Her life is never the same again. Her gay best friend provides comic relief, her (unfortunately married) dream guy provides heartache, her Irish-American parents give unsolicited advice,...