Be My Baby [Hardcover]

Zoe Barnes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 2005

Lorna has everything she's ever wanted. And then one day, her beloved husband Ed dies - leaving her widowed and pregnant at 29. Eighteen months later, Lorna misses Ed as much as ever, but knows she must get out and make a new life for herself and her kids. When her mum and dad suddenly find themselves desperate for somewhere to live, what could be more natural than for them to come and live with Lorna? It'll be a great opportunity for her to go back to her job as a midwife, while they get to know their grandchildren. But that's before the mishaps, the arguments over childcare, or the rows that break out when Lorna announces that she's met a hunky doctor and is ready to start dating again.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Chick lit author Barnes (Split Ends) knits together a complex story of a widow's attempt to build a new solo life. Eighteen months after a painless heart attack fells Ed Price, his 31-year-old wife, Lorna, decides to return to work as a midwife. Impeding her resolve are her financially strapped parents, who move in with her after losing their house; unsympathetic siblings; and rebellious five-year-old Leo. Lorna's troubles mount when she starts dating as well. Aiding (and sometimes complicating) the struggle are Lorna's friends, colleagues and patients, who offer advice and life lessons as she engages in ill-advised amatory adventures with sly, manipulative gynecologist Eoin Sullivan. Though the British flavor is at times a little bland, Barnes knows how to keep the soap opera rolling along. (Oct.)
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Review

"'bloody good read' New Woman 'Top ten book...feel-good escaplsm' Heat 'Zoe Barnes writes wonderfully escapist novels, firmly based in reality' Express"

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Piatkus Hb/Tpb (August 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749907479
• ISBN-13: 978-0749907471
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,624,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I think I decided that I wanted to be a writer at the age of five, while queueing in the freezing rain for the school outside loos. Perhaps it was all down to the romance of the location... But by the time I went home that night, I'd come to the conclusion that it wasn't a very realistic ambition, and I considered being a pixie instead.

Yet even when reality struck and I had to start earning money, the old dream died hard. And when I won 'Secretary of the Year' in 1987 and was asked to co-write a book about secretaries, it was the most wonderful thing that had ever happened to me (yes, even better than the Blue Peter competition badge I won when I was seven).

As time went on, I did everything I could to dig myself a foothold in the writing world, doing everything from writing jokes for greetings cards to articles about sewer-cleaning machines for 'Construction News'. I started translating French erotic novels, then began writing my own; and from there, I worked my way into more ... er ... mainstream fiction, first as Sue Dyson and then as Zoe Barnes. I still use the name Sue Dyson when I translate and when I sing professionally.

I'm married to Simon, and my dad, Jack, lives with us - along with five cats known locally as The Furry Horde. Please go out and buy a Zoe Barnes novel (or three) and ensure that they're a happy, well-fed Horde!

Zoe
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