After Birth

After Birth

<DIV><P><B>“Captures our time with bracing propulsive energy and brilliant honesty . . . Albert is virtuosic.” — <I>Washington Post</I></B><BR /><BR /> Ari is isolated with a one-year-old son in a decayed upstate New York town. Then Mina appears, pregnant and alone. Suddenly there is the possibility of connection, and soon the two are comrades-in-arms, navigating the hostile terrain of new motherhood together. Acclaimed for its insight, outrageous humor, and power to spark fierce debate, <I>After Birth</I> is a daring and transformative novel about friendship, history, and the body.<BR /><BR /><B> “Vicious, hilarious, and above all real.” —<I>New York Times Book Review</I><BR /><BR /> “Boils with dark humor and brutal honesty.” —<I>People</I><BR /><BR /> “Funny as hell . . . Enlightening, sharply moving, and true.” —<I>Star Tribune</I><BR /><BR /> “A smartly acerbic exploration.” —<I>O, The Oprah Magazine</I></B><BR /><BR /><B>“Heartfelt . . . Necessary and powerful.”<I> —Independent</I></B><BR /><BR /><B>“Edgy . . . Like Lorrie Moore . . . cracked open.” —<I>Los Angeles Review of Books</I><BR /><BR />  “One of the most exciting books of the year . . . Provocative.” —Buzzfeed<BR /><BR /> “Sharp as a fresh-cut diamond.” —Flavorwire</B></P></DIV>