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by Emily Giffin (Author)
Baby Proof
Emily Griffin A novel that explores the question: Is there ever a deal-breaker when it comes to true love? Claudia Parr has everything going for her. A successful editor at a publishing house in Manhattan, she's also a devoted sister, aunt, and friend. Yet she's never wanted to become a mother--which she discovers is a major hurdle to marriage, something she desperately wants. Then she meets her soul mate Ben who, miraculously, feels the same way about parenthood. The two fall in love and marry, committed to one another and their life of adventure and discovery. All's well until one of them has a change of heart. Someone wants a baby after all. This is the witty, heartfelt story about what happens to the perfect couple when they suddenly want different things and there is no compromise. It's about deciding what is most important in life and wagering everything to get it. And most of all, it's about the things we will--and won't--do for love.Back Jacket
Praise for the novels of Emily Giffin:
On "Something Blue":
"Giffin's writing is warm and engaging; [a] captivating tale."
--"Booklist ("starred review)""
"Highly entertaining . . . Despite a happy ending, Giffin raises thorny questions."
--"Boston"" Globe" ""
"Witty and compelling."
--"Charlotte Observer"
"The author's impressive knack for intimacy and insight . . . sparkles in this delightful novel."
--"Hamptons"""
"Smartly written . . . lightly rendered lessons about what really matters in life."
--"Winston-Salem"" Journal"
"Giffin's plotting and prose are so engaging."
--"Chicago"" Sun-Times"
On "Something Borrowed": ""
"Both hilarious and thoughtfully written . . . You may never think of friendships--their duties, the oblique dances of power and their give-and-take--quite the same way again."
--"Seattle"" Times"
"Sharply observed and beautifully etched."
--"Newark"" Star-Ledger"
"Page-turning, heartbreakingly honest."
--"Entertainment Weekly," Grade A
"Delightful...winning and real."
--"Glamour"
"Sprightly . . . dead-on dialogue, real-life complexity, and genuine warmth."
--"Sarasota"" Herald-Tribune"
"Captures what it's like to be thirty and single in the city, when your life pretty much revolves around friendships and love and their attendant complexities."
--"San Francisco"" Chronicle"
"A thrill to read."
--"Washington"" Post"
Author Biography
Emily Giffin is the author of several New York Times bestselling novels, including Something Borrowed, which has been adapted as a major motion picture. A graduate of Wake Forest University and the University of Virginia School of Law, she lives in Atlanta with her family.
