Women's Fiction

Vicky Blumenfeld has it all: the husband of her dreams, a great job at his pediatric dental practice where she’s the envy of all the patients’ moms, a great set of friends and plenty of money in the bank. The only thing she doesn’t have is kids. And she’s okay with that. Until her husband delivers an ultimatum: either she gives him kids or a she gives him a divorce.

Realizing they want different things out of life, Vicky reluctantly packs her bags, throwing her perfect life and marriage away because she can’t ever see herself as a mother. But a few weeks later, she finds herself in a family way. With her life turned upside down by a couple of lines on a pregnancy test, Vicky has to make a choice—one that will change her life forever no matter what she decides.

Life, Sideways is a book about the journey of life and how unexpected speedbumps along the road can look an awful lot like baby bumps. Fans of Emily Giffin’s Baby Proof will enjoy this thought-provoking look at the issue of childlessness and the complicated decisions modern women face.

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