Parallel Play by Thomas Rayfiel

This is one of my bookcrossing finds. This book examines the idea of motherhood, you know, how moms are supposed to be so into their babies and kids. In walks Eve, the main character in this story, a girl who used to party who suddenly woke up one morning to find herself not wife to a stable doctor,Harvey, but also mom to a baby, Ann! How did it all that happen???

Eve sits in the park with her baby with other mothers and wonders how they are so into their kids as she often doesn't feel all the sickly sweet things that other moms do towards their kids. In fact, Eve has a love hate relationship not with her baby but with the whole idea of motherhood as she seems to lack the maternal instinct that is supposed to kick in the minute you have a child.

I think that this book looks at the whole idea of motherhood honestly. I'm not a mother but I'm sure that there are times that mothers look at their babies and wonder what they have gotten themselves into and that it's perfectly normal to feel that way. Written in a humourous manner, I enjoyed reading this book.