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The Baby Planner

Current price: $19.99
The Baby Planner
The Baby Planner

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The Baby Planner

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Katie Johnson may make her living consulting with new moms on the latest, greatest baby gadgets no parent should be without, or which mommy meet-ups are the most socially desirable, or whether melon truly is the new black, but the success of her marriage to her husband, Alex, depends on controlling her own urges toward motherhood. He's adamant that they stay childless. Sure, Katie understands that he's upset over the fact that his out-of-town ex-wife rarely lets him see their ten-year-old son, Peter. But living vicariously through her anxious clients and her twin sisters' precocious children only makes Katie resent his stance more deeply. While helping a new client-Seth Harris, a tech entrepreneur who must raise his newborn daughter, as a single parent after the tragic death of his wife -maneuver the bittersweet journey from mourning husband and reticent father to loving dad, Katie's learns ones very important lesson about love, marriage, motherhood, and family: "Josie "Brown takes baby mania to its illogical, hysterical extreme in this bubbly romp. But what begins as a light foray into Bugaboo country turns into something bigger than a satire of status-obsessed Bay Area yummy mummies as Brown takes a dark look at the fears of parenthood and family, with Katie's heartbreaking longing for a child unveiling a disturbing reality about her marriage and family. Still, the message from the somber realities is one full of hope: love makes a family, commitment keeps it together." - "We love Josie Brown. Plain and simple. We first fell for her when we read the impossibly delicious and now we're falling all over again after consuming her latest fun, funny, and completely satisfying novel, ." -- Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, THE GOOD WIDOW "A funny, engaging, and often bittersweet tale." -Cincinnati Public Library Spotlight Feature "If you're looking for a fun and thought-provoking summer read, Josie Brown's THE BABY PLANNER is the one to pack in your beach bag." -Examiner.com "Fun with a bittersweet twist, THE BABY PLANNER will have you putting the kids to bed early so you can put your feet up and dive into this delicious read." -SheKnows.com "Katie is someone you want to hug, laugh with and cry with, all at the same time." -Melissa Amster, Chick Lit Central "If you like Sophie Kinsella, Sarah Pekkenan, or Melissa Senate, you will love Josie Brown." -Mary Jacobs, BookHounds.com "Her characters are so very real - from their flaws to their crowning glories, they are authentic, with easily relatable emotions and paths in life that you can see your friends or yourself taking. I found myself reading well into the wee hours." -Write Here, Write Now

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