The Godmother - by Carrie Adams (Paperback)

About the Book

Heartwarming, dark, funny, and almost too true to bear, Adams's extraordinary novel speaks to all women who've wondered about the competing attractions of being single and getting hitched for life. Are marriage and children the happy-ever-after many claim, or is everything just fine the way it is?

Book Synopsis

Nothing scares Tessa King more than the thought she will never have children. It doesn't matter how good her life is, and it is, it never feels good enough. She has four godchildren and dozens of friends, yet love eludes her. She knows how good a mother she could be, if only she had the chance. And then one terrible day she does, and Tessa learns firsthand that life on the other side of that white picket fence is more complicated than she ever could have imagined.

Heartwarming, funny, and genuine, The Godmother speaks to anyone who has wondered about the next step and reminds us that happily-ever-after is just the beginning of the story.

Review Quotes

"A lively fusion of chick lit and mummy lit . . . great." -- Marie Claire (UK)

"Carrie Adams eschews the traditional happy-ever-after in this witty and realistic take on modern life." -- In Style UK

"A punchily written page-turner." -- Good Housekeeping, UK

"Book clubs rejoice! We've got a winner! ...brilliant, funny, and human ...I loved it." -- Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of the Big Stone Gap series and Lucia, Lucia