I'm Taking My Eggs and Going Home by Lisa Manterfield

I'm Taking My Eggs and Going Home by Lisa Manterfield

Lisa Manterfield was a sensible 32-year-old when she met The One-a man who sparked a passion for tango, an urge to break down closed doors, and a deep-rooted desire to reproduce. Five years later she was a baby addict, hiding her addiction, plotting a maternity ward heist, and threatening anything that got in her way, including her beloved husband and his pesky practicality. In this gritty and honest memoir, Manterfield traces her spiraling route from rational 21st century woman to desperate mama-wannabe. She examines the siren song of motherhood, the insidious lure of the fertility industry, and the repercussions of being childless in a mom-centric society. But this isn't just another infertility story with another miracle baby ending, nor is it a sad introspective of a childless woman; this is a story about love, desire, and choices-and ultimately about hope. It is the story of a woman who escapes her addiction, not with a baby, but with her sanity, her marriage, and her sense-of-self intact.

Lisa Manterfield is the author of A Weird Companion and I'm Taking My Eggs and Leaving: How One Woman Dared to Say No to Motherhood, both of which have won awards. Her work has been published in The Saturday Evening Post, The Los Angeles Times, and Psychology Today, among other publications. She was born in northern England and now lives in Southern California with her husband and a spoiled cat. Visit LisaManterfield.com for additional information.

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ISBN 13	9780983012504
ISBN 10	0983012504
Title	I'm Taking My Eggs and Going Home
Author	Lisa Manterfield
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Steel Rose Press
Year published	2011-01-04
Number of pages	226
Prizes	Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Women's Issues) 2012
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