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Baby Proof by Emily Giffin

Baby Proof

by Emily Giffin

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  • Jun 2006, 352 pages
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Claudia and Ben are the perfect couple. Ever since their first date, when they both admitted they had no desire for children, their courtship and marriage seemed destined. Their relationship is about freedom, possibility and exploration. About being together because they want to be together. Not because children are caging them with eighteen years of obligation. But then Ben changes his mind: He does want children, after all.

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"Standard fare as far as chick lit goes, but there are strong subplots... produc[ing] above-average tension." - PW
"A fast-paced and interesting look at the various ways women view motherhood and pregnancy" - Library Journal
"Giffin once again proves she's one of the best chick-lit writers in this thoughtful, layered, and wholly original story of a woman facing a major choice in her life." - Booklist.

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Emily Giffin Author Biography

Emily Giffin is the New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed (which was also made into a movie and released in May 2011), Something Blue, Baby Proof and Love The One You're With. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and three young children. Her eighth novel is First Comes Love (2016).

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