MAN OF THE MONTH CLUB by JACKIE CLUNE
di elisarolle
A
tart, funny, original novel about a would be single mom's quest to find the
right man at the right time, with unexpected—and entertaining—consequences.
Amy Stokes has made a fortune designing and selling cutesy luxury baby products
for her own fancy London boutique. But, ironically, she has never liked babies.
Amy would rather stay out late with her friends, and spend her money living the
fabulous life—designer clothes, a BMW convertible, a chic modernist apartment
with roof garden.
However, at thirty-nine, a few unplanned events turn Amy's life inside out. She
finds a baby abandoned on the doorstep of her store, accidentally runs over her
dog, and a couple of her closest friends become pregnant. Suddenly, after years
of utter silence, her biological clock starts ticking—and loudly. In a rush of
optimism, Amy decides she wants to try for a baby, and she goes after her goal
with the same entrepreneurial can-do spirit that's always worked in the past.
But since she doesn't have a husband, or even a boyfriend, she must find an
acceptable guy to knock her up.
Amy gives herself twelve months to accomplish her goal, which leads to a
merry-go-round of potential winners and losers she dubs "the man of the month
club." Yet she discovers that choosing a father for her child is entirely
different from creating a business plan. And just when it looks like she might
have found the perfect man, fate throws another curveball her way.