The Baby Planner - Josie Brown

The Baby Planner

By: Josie Brown

Paperback | 1 December 2017

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The Nanny Diaries meets The Wedding Planner in this smart, dishy novel from the author of Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives-featuring a woman who runs San Francisco's premier baby planning company and the mommies-to-be who seek out her services. 


Katie Johnson may make her living consulting with new moms on the latest, greatest baby gadgets no parent should be without, or which mommy meet-ups are the most socially desirable, or whether melon truly is the new black, but the success of her marriage to her husband, Alex, depends on controlling her own urges toward motherhood.


He's adamant that they stay childless. Sure, Katie understands that he's upset over the fact that his out-of-town ex-wife rarely lets him see their ten-year-old son, Peter. But living vicariously through her anxious clients and her twin sisters' precocious children only makes Katie resent his stance more deeply.


While helping a new client-Seth Harris, a tech entrepreneur who must raise his newborn daughter, as a single parent after the tragic death of his wife -maneuver the bittersweet journey from mourning husband and reticent father to loving dad, Katie's learns ones very important lesson about love, marriage, motherhood, and family: How we nurture is the true nature of love.


PRAISE FOR THE BABY PLANNER

"Josie "Brown takes baby mania to its illogical, hysterical extreme in this bubbly romp. But what begins as a light foray into Bugaboo country turns into something bigger than a satire of status-obsessed Bay Area yummy mummies as Brown takes a dark look at the fears of parenthood and family, with Katie's heartbreaking longing for a child unveiling a disturbing reality about her marriage and family. Still, the message from the somber realities is one full of hope: love makes a family, commitment keeps it together." -Publishers Weekly


"We love Josie Brown. Plain and simple. We first fell for her when we read the impossibly delicious Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives, and now we're falling all over again after consuming her latest fun, funny, and completely satisfying novel, The Baby Planner." -- Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, THE GOOD WIDOW


 "A funny, engaging, and often bittersweet tale." -Cincinnati Public Library Spotlight Feature


"If you're looking for a fun and thought-provoking summer read, Josie Brown's THE BABY PLANNER is the one to pack in your beach bag." -Examiner.com


"Fun with a bittersweet twist, THE BABY PLANNER will have you putting the kids to bed early so you can put your feet up and dive into this delicious read." -SheKnows.com


"Katie is someone you want to hug, laugh with and cry with, all at the same time." -Melissa Amster, Chick Lit Central


"If you like Sophie Kinsella, Sarah Pekkenan, or Melissa Senate, you will love Josie Brown." -Mary Jacobs, BookHounds.com


"Her characters are so very real - from their flaws to their crowning glories, they are authentic, with easily relatable emotions and paths in life that you can see your friends or yourself taking. I found myself reading well into the wee hours." -Write Here, Write Now

Industry Reviews

"Brown takes baby mania to its illogical, hysterical extreme in this bubbly romp. But what begins as a light foray into Bugaboo country turns into something bigger than a satire of status-obsessed Bay Area yummy mummies as Brown takes a dark look at the fears of parenthood and family. Still, the message from the somber realities is one full of hope: love makes a family, commitment keeps it together."

Publishers Weekly

 

“I first fell for Josie Brown when I read her delicious novel, Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives and The Baby Planner reminded me yet again why I look forward to Brown's novels with the anticipation of a kid on Christmas Eve."

—Lisa Steinke, co-author (with Liz Fenton), The Good Widow and The Status of All Things

 

The Baby Planner is as a delight. I wondered, as I was reading it, how I every managed without a baby planner, and by the end I wondered how I ever managed without its author, Josie Brown.”
—Eileen Goudge, New York Times bestselling author of Garden of Lies and Once in a Blue Moon

 

"If you’re looking for a fun and thought-provoking summer read, Josie Brown’s “The Baby Planner” is the one to pack in your beach bag."

—Examiner.com

 

“Somehow the book manages to be a laugh out loud, tear jerking suspense novel all wrapped into one.”

Stiletto Storytime 

 

“"This novel was exceptional chick lit. It was simply fun read. And although it’s mostly light-hearted, there were some serious issues and struggles that most women go through.”

LitFest Magazine

 

The Baby Planner is a perfect weekend indulgence. The book is filled with juicy moments that read almost like a gossip magazine, but is balanced by its real depth of the ups and downs of all of life’s relationships."

—LuxuryReading.com

 

"Fun with a bittersweet twist, The Baby Planner will have you putting the kids to bed early so you can put your feet up and dive into this delicious read."

SheKnows.com

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