HAPPINESS: HOW TO BUILD A FAMILY

Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Pick 2018 An Amazon Best Memoir of the Month One of Elle Magazine's Best Books of 2017 Goodreads Best of the Month Daily Beast Books I Can't Live Without Good Housekeeping Best New Books for Summer Book Riot 100 Must Read Books about Happiness A page-turning shirt-grabbing true story that follows a one-of-a-kind family required to make nearly unimaginable choices How to Build a Family Out of Love and Spare Parts starts out as a charming courtship between hopelessly attracted opposites: Heather an out-going theatre-performing California girl and Brian an intellectual New Yorker with an unwavering writing routine. But when Heather falls pregnant their magical interlude abruptly ends-Brian loves her only he doesn't want kids. So Heather decides to have their baby alone. Mere hours after Gracie's arrival Heather's bliss is interrupted when a nurse wakes her 'Get dressed your baby is in trouble.' This is not how Heather had imagined motherhood. As concerns for her health grow Brian and Heather begin a cautious return to each other. How to Build a Family Out of Love and Spare Parts transforms heartbreak and parental fears into a lyrical meditation on love and happiness in all their crooked configurations.