Maternity leave: a novel
(Book)
Description
"The profane, profound and just plain funny story of a professional woman who thinks she's ready for a baby but her maternity leave proves otherwise. Thirty six year old Annie Schwartz-Jensen is a middle school teacher on maternity leave-a time she imagined as uninterrupted, blissful bonding with her baby. Instead she is dealing with her body leaking from every possible orifice, a baby who won't sleep, a husband who still wants to have sex with her (is he nuts??), single friends who are clueless, and a mother who picked now to take a vacation. The only people who REALLY understand Annie are the wonderful people she spends sleepless nights with on QVC: Keep those velveteen table runners and non-jiggle stretch pants coming! As Annie navigates life with her new baby, she realizes that not all Mommies are created equal. But she is determined to find her way, love her baby, her husband, herself---even if she has to wear nipple protectors for the rest of her child-bearing life"--
Copies
Subjects
More Details
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Halpern, J. (2015). Maternity leave: a novel. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Halpern, Julie, 1975-. 2015. Maternity Leave: A Novel. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Halpern, Julie, 1975-, Maternity Leave: A Novel. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Halpern, Julie. Maternity Leave: A Novel. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Staff View
Record Information
| Last Sierra Extract Time | Sep 28, 2025 09:47:18 AM |
|---|---|
| Last File Modification Time | Sep 28, 2025 09:47:34 AM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Oct 07, 2025 01:24:06 AM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 02111cam a2200301 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | ocm18645043 | ||
| 005 | 20250210223653.0 | ||
| 008 | 150605s2015 nyu e 000 1 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 2015017949 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781250065025 |q (hardback) | ||
| 040 | |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d WBR | ||
| 042 | |a pcc | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a PS3608.A54875 |b M38 2015 |
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 813/.6 |2 23 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Halpern, Julie, |d 1975- |e author. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003050094 | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Maternity leave : |b a novel / |c Julie Halpern. |
| 263 | |a 1509 | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, |c 2015. | |
| 300 | |a 276 pages ; |c 22 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a "The profane, profound and just plain funny story of a professional woman who thinks she's ready for a baby but her maternity leave proves otherwise. Thirty six year old Annie Schwartz-Jensen is a middle school teacher on maternity leave-a time she imagined as uninterrupted, blissful bonding with her baby. Instead she is dealing with her body leaking from every possible orifice, a baby who won't sleep, a husband who still wants to have sex with her (is he nuts??), single friends who are clueless, and a mother who picked now to take a vacation. The only people who REALLY understand Annie are the wonderful people she spends sleepless nights with on QVC: Keep those velveteen table runners and non-jiggle stretch pants coming! As Annie navigates life with her new baby, she realizes that not all Mommies are created equal. But she is determined to find her way, love her baby, her husband, herself---even if she has to wear nipple protectors for the rest of her child-bearing life"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Mothers |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008107478 | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Domestic fiction. |2 lcgft |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026295 | |
| 907 | |a .b24406727 | ||
| 945 | |y .i55096712 |i 31200200083409 |l hmaf |s - |h |u 12 |x 0 |w 1 |v 2 |t 2 |z 09-02-15 |r - |o - |a FIC/HALPERN | ||
| 998 | |e - |d a |f eng |a hm | ||