Babydreams

Broadcast News, all rolled into one Stevie Weinberger had to have an abortion when she was at college. It was all because Andy s former girlfriend, Carol, was five months pregnant. And Carol s daddy had seen to the wedding formalities with a shotgun. Twenty years later, Stevie is a household name, the host of a TV chat show and a glamorous woman in love with a good man who loves her back. But Philip is uncooperative about the one thing she craves: a baby. The unexpected reappearance of Carol and her sweet-natured daughter Lisa compels Stevie to give the girl a job on her show. But the close bond between mother and daughter revives some painful memories and a deep longing for a child of her own. And when at last Stevie meets Andy once more she is suddenly faced with a heart-breaking choice: between the man she loves and her own maternal longings. Maxine Paetro... is extremely convincing on the psychology of success-driven America Scotland On Sunday It s hip, it s thought-provoking and it s great reading all the way through LA Times Book Review