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Baby Proof

Emily Giffin

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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.

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Listen to this audiobook excerpt from Emily Giffin's novel Baby Proof, read by actress Cynthia Nixon. 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.

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Praise for Baby Proof

"[A] modern-day Jane Austen."--Vanity Fair

“Giffin’s writing is true, smart, and heartfelt."--Entertainment Weekly

"Thought-provoking meditation on our culture's focus on parenthood and family."--Washington Post

"A wry twist on the classic relationship deal-breaker."--New York Times

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Cyndi rated it

Apr 13, 2012

This book reads more like a memoir than a novel. The beginning was a little slow, as the first chapter is told in the past tense and is a pretty major data dump of back story that surprised me. I didn't know you could get away with that! LOL

But Griffin's writing style is so fluid and easy to read... ...more

Suz rated it

Apr 9, 2012

I'm choosing "liked it", which is 3 stars, because I wanted to finish it. I will put a book down if it doesn't catch my attention. Otherwise, I might have chosen 2 stars. That said, I didn't like how this book was so neatly tied up. You have a central figure, Claudia, who doesn't want children, m... ...more

Amanda rated it

Mar 6, 2012

I read this book right after Something Borrowed and Something Blue, so I have to admit I didn’t like it at first. I still wanted to know more about Rachael and Darcy. However a few chapters into Baby Proof, I was sucked in. Claudia and Ben’s fight that resulted in them getting divorced was a litt... ...more

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Emily Giffin

Emily Giffin is the author of five 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. To learn more, visit www.emilygiffin.com.

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