Baby Proof - Hardcover

From the author of the smash hits Something Borrowed and Something Blue comes a novel that explores the question: is there ever a deal-breaker when it comes to true love?
First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes . . . a baby carriage? Isn’t that what all women want?
 
Not so for Claudia Parr. And just as she gives up on finding a man who feels the same way, she meets warm, wonderful Ben. Things seem too good to be true when they fall in love and agree to buck tradition with a satisfying, child-free marriage. Then the unexpected occurs: one of them has a change of heart. One of them wants children after all.
 
This is the witty, heartfelt story about what happens to the perfect couple when they suddenly want different things. It’s about feeling that your life is set and then realizing that nothing is as you thought it was--and that there is no possible compromise. It’s about deciding what is most important in life, and taking chances to get it. But most of all, it’s about the things we will do--and won’t do--for love.

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