Only Children

The critically acclaimed novel from a master of contemporary American fiction — now available as an ebook A loving satire of new parenthood and its attendant joys and blunders The Golds and the Hummels live in the same wealthy Manhattan neighborhood, but as both couples prepare for the arrival of their first child, they share little in terms of parenting philosophy. The Golds plunge into natural birth without bothering to first set up a nursery. The Hummels schedule a C-section and fill out hospital admissions paperwork weeks in advance. Both couples, however, are grappling with the transformations they know parenthood will immediately bring. Set in a milieu of material excess and limitless ambition, Only Children skewers new parents who expect perfect lives, but also offers an intimate look at the trials all new parents face as they learn how to nurture. This ebook features a new illustrated biography of Rafael Yglesias, including rare photos and never-before-see...

Author: Yglesias Rafael

ISBN: 9781453205167

Year of publication: 2010

Genre: Modern prose, Home and Family: Other, Humor: other

Number of pages: 557

Reading time: 9 h. 17 min.

Formats: FB2, EPUB, PDF

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