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Lullabies & Alibis: a novel

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This is not a subject that I've ever seen handled before in a book and the author does it just beautifully. The intense desperation when a mother yearns for a specific gender child but is made to feel guilty and ashamed. The dashed dreams. This is only one part of the plot that kept me engaged until the very end. There was plenty else to warrant a reread. The writer's style was easy to read yet filled with symbolism and irony that at times made me even laugh aloud. Anyone who has a child or wants one should read this book and my husband says it made him understand "hormonal women" much better.

If laughing on one page, crying on the next and then being shocked silly is your idea of a good read, you'll adore Lullabies and Alibis!

Stephanie Lewis smacks of Jennifer Weiner, Erma Bombeck and OHenry all thrown in together.....such talent!!!

As soon as I received the book in the mail, I couldn't wait to start reading it. Once I started, I couldn't put it down. In Lullabies & Alibis, the author takes you on a thrilling ride through the mind and crazy life of a neurotic woman, Nordis. She also offers an incredibly honest insight into the underlying motivations of this character, who seems to oscillate from a state of endearing innocence to an almost unfeeling cunningness. At times, you may dislike Nordis, and then again, you can't help but to find in the nakedness of her soul familiar territory and then forgive her for being much too human. One thing is for sure, this book will take you on an emotional ride that you won't be likely to forget.

I do believe Amazon wants reader reviews pertaining to book content. I have read this book cover to cover and believe it is an honest portrayal of a women in emotional pain. The book seems to disclose many intimate details that could only be revealed through much soul searching by a mother-to-be experiencing trauma over an inaccurate ultrasound. As a grandmother, I watched my daughter's disappointment when she did not have the baby girl that she had always wanted. She loves my grandsons to pieces, but she is still mourning the baby girl she longed for. Loved the book and recommended it to my friend's daughters.

This book is hilarous, preposterous and poignant all at the same time. It is a wonderful read and hard to put down. I think we relate so well to Nordis because it may be secret thoughts and ideas we have all had as women at one time or another but would never voice. You find yourself laughing but nodding your head at some of her thoughts! I enjoyed every minute of this book! Highly recommend!!!

I am not much of a reader. In fact, it really takes the "right" book to get me to read the whole thing. This book had all the right elements for me - humor, suspense, emotion -- yep, it kept me going all right! All the way to 4 AM, as I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! My kudos to the author -now, can you hurry and write another?! Thanks for a great read!