Rent After Birth

Synopsis

"Captures our time with bracing propulsive energy and brilliant honesty . . . Albert is virtuosic." — Washington Post

Ari is adrift, isolated with a one-year-old son in upstate New York. Then Mina moves to town: indie rock bassist in the 1980s, now a poet, pregnant, and alone. Ari sees the possibility of connection, and soon the two become comrades-in-arms, navigating hostile terrain. Acclaimed for its insight, outrageous humor, and power to spark fierce debate, After Birth is a daring portrait of motherhood, marriage, and transformative friendship.

 "Vicious, hilarious, and above all real." —New York Times Book Review

"Boils with dark humor and brutal honesty." —People

"Funny as hell . . . Enlightening, sharply moving, and true." —Star Tribune

"A smartly acerbic exploration." —O, The Oprah Magazine

"Heartfelt . . . Necessary and powerful." —Independent

"Edgy . . . Like Lorrie Moore . . . cracked open." —Los Angeles Review of Books

 "One of the most exciting books of the year . . . Provocative." —Buzzfeed

"Sharp as a fresh-cut diamond." —Flavorwire

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