Baby

by Robert H. Lieberman

A page-turner that has received world-wide critical praise, “Baby” is the tale of aging Doris Rumsey, a hunched librarian who works in a middle school. Her health rapidly deteriorating, Doris is convinced she is dying, though it turns out this elderly woman is actually pregnant.

Claiming that she has never been with a man, Doris ultimately gives birth in a field to a baby girl. And, from the moment of birth, the child can sing— and sing as no other human being has ever sung.

This is the story of Baby and her other-worldly melody, of her fame, her exploitation, her kidnapping and the mother’s ultimate fate. It is a tale of modern day greed, lust and desire.

Best-selling novelist and award-winning film director Robert H. Lieberman takes us into a highly original story with a cast of finely drawn characters.

Genres: Fiction

370 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 12, 1988

About the author

Robert H. Lieberman is a novelist, film director, and a long-time member of the Physics faculty at Cornell University. Initially he came to Cornell to study to be a veterinarian, but ended up becoming an electrical engineer and doing research in neurophysiology. He has also been professor of mathematics, engineering and the physical sciences and was recently awarded the John M. and Emily B. Clark Award for Distinguished Teaching at Cornell University.

— From wikipedia

Lieberman's first success as a novelist was "Paradise Rezoned, which sold over 300,000 copies. It has been issued in a new edition available on Kindle and Amazon. His other books including "Baby," Goobersville Breakdown" and "Perfect People" are now available in new editions. “The Last Boy” his latest novel (Source Books) continues to be a strong seller. All of his books tend to be page-turners that plunge the reader into the lives of richly imagined characters and worlds.

Lieberman's most recent film "They Call It Myanmar" was a New York Times Critics' Pick and was selected by Roger Ebert as one of the top dozen documentary films of 2012. See a trailer at: http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com


He is the writer/director of "Green Lights," a comedy: http://www.ithacafilms.com

Reviews

[Almeta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quirky. It is one of the few books I recommend to everyone.

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another book my sister, mother, and I read back in the old days... lol. Definitely a sleeper. Well worth the read. Unique story.

[Jen Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weird, but good.

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was well written.
Would read again.

[Loni Engledow · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so good. When I first picked it out to read I thought oh yeah another one of "those" books. I was in for a grand eye opening. A virgin birth, an infant that sings, and unfortunately many individuals that would try to capitalize on this heavenly gift. I found myself praying for a perfect outcome. I was that moved by the story. I believe that BABY would make a fantastic movie. I for one would take several friends to go see it. Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this novel!

[Carla Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Baby was an odd story.

I'm not sure what type of storyline one would call this. It could be a sort of odd horror....it could be a sort of odd Christianity story....I just don't know....the one thing I do know I couldn't put it down...I had to finish it to see what happened to Baby and you will too.

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an excellently strange read!

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting story about love, parental rights, religion and greed. The story was a little predictable but I still liked the pace and overall feel of it. Not bad for a free book.