After Birth

<p><b>"Captures our time with bracing propulsive energy and brilliant honesty . . . Albert is virtuosic." -- <i>Washington Post</i></b><br> <br> Ari is isolated with a one-year-old son in a decayed upstate New York town. Then Mina appears, pregnant and alone. Suddenly there is the possibility of connection, and soon the two are comrades-in-arms, navigating the hostile terrain of new motherhood together. Acclaimed for its insight, outrageous humor, and power to spark fierce debate, <i>After Birth</i> is a daring and transformative novel about friendship, history, and the body.<br> <br> <b>"Vicious, hilarious, and above all real." --<i>New York Times Book Review</i><br> <br> "Boils with dark humor and brutal honesty." --<i>People</i><br> <br> "Funny as hell . . . Enlightening, sharply moving, and true." --<i>Star Tribune</i><br> <br> "A smartly acerbic exploration." --<i>O, The Oprah Magazine</i></b><br> <br> <b>"Edgy . . . Like Lorrie Moore . . . cracked open." --<i>Los Angeles Review of Books</i></b></p>