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In this memoir of her 40 weeks and five days in hell, Andrea Askowitz takes an unflinching look at her pregnant life from struggling with hormones to poor body image to a self imposed exile from family to take us on a ride through the turbulence of single lesbian motherhood. Along the way we meet her liberal parents as they struggle with their daughter's choices, the lover she longs to reconnect with who goes M.I.A. before the pregnancy, the friends who turn out to be no help at all and strangers who offer up some unlikely kindness.

Have you felt helpless watching your daughter go from a happy-go-lucky child to a moody and miserable teen? Has your once-strong relationship deteriorated as your child entered adolescence? As a parent, it’s tough helping kids navigate their teenage years. It’s even harder if they won’t let us in. The good news is, you don’t have to stand by, feeling helpless or stuck. It is possible to strengthen your relationship with your teen and help her work through her negative emotions so she can get back to her normal self and start enjoying her teenage years.

Meet Veronica, a woman who ran out to chase the life of her dreams. With new friends and family, she has left her poor and miserable life long back in the past, but couldn't leave her sister, April - her lifeline - back in the past. With April gone missing, Veronica is out on a wild hunt searching for her sister, pulling in old strings and finding every clue, while April fights her own little battles. Will the two sisters meet? Will April be able to fight her little battles alone? Will Veronica find her before it's too late?