Baby Love

"For fifteen years Walker recognized a persistent yearning to have a baby, but consistently made choices that took her further and further from her goal. As a result, she almost missed what she now knows to be the single most meaningful experience of her life. In this very smart memoir of her pregnancy at age thirty-four and the decisions leading up to it, Walker explores some of the larger sociological trends of her generation, including the search for a suitable partner, bisexuality, advancing reproductive technology, and the arduous demands of creating an intact family when one is a child of divorce. Walker's story of her pregnancy is one not just of physical evolution, but also of the emotional and spiritual transformation from ambivalence to certainty to unconditional love. It's the story of the birth of her son, as well as the tale of an era - an insightful memoir by a writer who has proven herself to be an important voice."--BOOK JACKET.