Just before her 34th birthday, Dee finds out that she will likely have an early menopause and fertility problems. So if she wants to have a baby, she really needs to get started like now.
She is dating actor Nat, who she’s fancied since they were at school but he doesn’t seem like a long-term prospect after he heads off to Romania for an audition.
Hearing about platonic co-parenting, Dee improbably suggests it to a guy she barely knows. But chef Andy doesn’t seem to dismiss the idea out of hand.
Meanwhile, her best friend Roo is trying to get pregnant while another friend, Minnie, faces a dilemma.
This was an endearing read that reminds you that family comes in all different forms. Dee’s complicated relationship with her own mother and the support of her stepmother Ines adds another dimension to the theme that sometimes parenting isn’t as straightforward as everyone expects.
