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This Is How It Always Is

by Laurie Frankel

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This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
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    Jan 2017, 336 pages

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    Jan 2018, 352 pages

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"Push," said the doctor.

"Breathe," said Penn.

"Poppy," said Rosie.

And then, soon, "It's a boy! A healthy, beautiful, perfect, impatient baby boy," the doctor said. "Fast little guy. Good thing you didn't hit traffic."

One fell swoop, Rosie thought. Once upon a time.

Takes one to know one. A baby brother. At least the boys would know what to do.

Excerpted from This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel. Copyright © 2017 by Laurie Frankel. Excerpted by permission of Flatiron Books. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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