Sign-In
Cart
Martha Wants a Baby
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $30.00
ISBN13: 9781419793103
Publisher: Akastory
Published: Feb 2 2027
Pages: 320
Language: English
For readers of Dolly Alderton or Rufi Thorpe, Martha Wants a Baby is an incisive debut set against the backdrop of a trendy spin studio, where two women are chasing the dream life they think they should want--only to find out that the goalposts never stop moving. This limited-print, deluxe first edition of April Vellacott's sharp and witty debut about friendship, ambition, and the messy ways women try (and sometimes fail) to feel like they're enough is a must-have for book lovers and collectors. Premium features include:
- Ombré stained edges
- Premium case stamp
- Illustrated endpapers
Brimming with feeling . . . Tense, tender, and COMPELLING. I loved it. --Emma van Straaten
A BRILLIANTLY OBSERVED, sharp novel. --Celia Silvani
Sharp, shrewd, and tender in turn . . . an absolute must-read. --Genevieve Wheeler
Martha has done everything right. She has the dream job at Velora (a sleek cycling empire with a cultlike following), a dependable fiancé, and the perfect house. But one thing still haunts her to-do list: motherhood. Meanwhile, Velora's beloved instructor Georgie seems to have it all--Instagram fame, adoration at work, an already-gorgeous face now glowing from pregnancy--but behind the flawless facade, she's barely holding it together. When their lives collide, these two women form an unexpected but necessary bond--one that helps Georgie navigate her boss's subtle bias against mothers and offers Martha a safe place to reveal the secrets that could unravel her perfectly ordered world.
Sharp, witty, and heartfelt, Martha Wants a Baby is a story about ambition, identity, friendship, and the messy ways we try (and sometimes fail) to feel like we're enough.
Also in
General Fiction
Elizabeth Spencer: Novels & Stories (Loa #344): The Voice at the Back Door / The Light in the Piazza / Knights and Dragons / Stories
Spencer, Elizabeth
Hardcover
Anniversaries, Volume 2: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl, April 1968-August 1968
Johnson, Uwe
Paperback
Philip Roth: Novels 1973-1977 (Loa #165): The Great American Novel / My Life as a Man / The Professor of Desire
Roth, Philip
Hardcover
John Updike: Novels 1978-1984 (Loa #339): The Coup / Rabbit Is Rich / The Witches of Eastwick
Updike, John
Hardcover
Selected Writings: Robert Musil: Young Torless, Three Women, the Perfecting of a Love, and Other Writings
Musil, Robert
Agee, Joel
Paperback