The Bright Side of Disaster: A Novel

The Bright Side of Disaster: A Novel

â€œOffers credible descriptions of first-time motherhood, affecting characters and situations and low-key charm.â€â€“Kirkus Reviews

â€œStellar . . . Center paints an accurate and humorous view of motherhood.â€â€“Booklist

Jenny Harris always expected that sheâ€™d fall in love, get married, and have a babyâ€“in that order. Now, very pregnant and not quite married, she actually doesnâ€™t mind that she and her live-in fiancÃ©, Dean, accidentally started their family a little earlier than planned; sheâ€™s happy to have so much to look forward to. But Deanâ€“whom Jenny loves enough to overlook his bad facial hair, his smoking habit, and his total commitment to a cheesy cover bandâ€“is acting distant, and not in a pre-wedding-jitters kind of way. The night he runs out for cigarettes and just doesnâ€™t come back, he demotes himself from future husband to sperm donor.

And the very next day, Jenny goes into labor.

In the months that follow, Jenny plunges into a life she never anticipated: single motherhood. At least with the sleep deprivation, sore boobs, and fits of crying (both hers and the babyâ€™s), thereâ€™s not much time to dwell on her broken heart. And things start looking up. She learns how to do everything one-handed, makes friends in a mommy group, and even manages to give dating tips to her sweet, clueless fatherâ€“whoâ€™s trying to court her sassy mother again, fifteen years after their divorce. She also gets to know a handsome, helpful neighborâ€“with a knack for soothing babiesâ€“who invites her out dancing. But Dean is never far from Jennyâ€™s thoughts or, it turns out, her doorstep, and in the end Jenny must choose between the old life she thought she wanted and the new life sheâ€™s been lucky to find.

A spirited debut novel with a terrifically appealing voice, a fantastic sense of humor, and a lot of heart, The Bright Side of Disaster reminds us that sometimes it takes the worst-case scenario to show us the best in everything.
Country USA
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber NUSBK20160901-C112302
ReleaseDate 2007-06-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781400066377

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	NUSBK20160901-C112302
ReleaseDate	2007-06-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781400066377

The Bright Side of Disaster: A Novel

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