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Aug 01, 2011 Erin rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook, adult-fiction

In her new book, Weiner tackles a sensitive and sometimes controversial topic: egg donation and surrogacy. Annie married her high school sweetheart and is a stay-at-home mom to her 2 boys. Struggling to make ends meet, she decides to become a surrogate to help her family out a financial hole. Jules just graduated from Princeton and decides to donate her eggs to a fertility clinic. She hopes the money she gets from the donation could help her sick father. India is recently married to an older, ve ...more

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Jul 01, 2011 cat news rated it really liked it

Shelves: bought-at-bookoff, sold-at-bookoff

This book mentions Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, where I grew up. It's the first time I have seen it referenced in a work of fiction. ...more

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Dec 08, 2010 Kristin (Kritters Ramblings) rated it really liked it

Shelves: kritter-reviewed-2011, own-and-read

Another great story by Jennifer Weiner. A story with women at the center and the issue of bearing child - whether the inability or the women who help those who can't, I felt that this book was a great tribute to how women can create communities with very little in common. With each chapter based on a different character - it was easy and enjoyable to get to know each one and then see their stories mix and mingle.

A topic that is still working on becoming acceptable as conservation - infertility a ...more

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Jul 06, 2011 Shonna rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed this book. I love books that offer a different point of view for each of the characters. This book was all about surrogacy and artificial insemination. I was particularly drawn to Annie. My sister-in-law was a surrogate for a stranger. She too had two young boys of her own and then carried a girl. I liked reading the stories each of the women involved had.

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Jul 05, 2011 Kirstin rated it liked it · review of another edition

The first half of this book was very slow for me- the characters just were not likeable. In the end I did like India's story and I was glad she pulled herself together. You almost couldn't blame her for her behavior, after hearing about what a terrible childhood she had.
The ending was nice when Rory was making the family tree and they were talking about the roles everyone played in her life. Its still a very strange and unusual situation, but I liked how Weiner summed things up. Oh, and I loved ...more

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Jul 02, 2011 Jenae rated it it was amazing

enjoyed relationships were all inter-connected, all had impacted each other...want to hear more about how these relationships evolve.

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May 05, 2011 Megan Tiscareno rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2011

Really interesting story and not much what I expected. I enjoyed the characters and while fertility and surrogacy were definitely not 100% accurate, it was an interesting read.

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