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Maternal Instinct
Gary and Molly seem to have everything going for a new home, a strong marriage and they re now expecting their first baby. Neither of them has much in the way of family and they re looking forward to starting one of their own. Only, after giving birth to their son, Molly s health deteriorates rapidly, leaving her sick in hospital, unresponsive to treatment.
None of the doctors can tell what s wrong with Molly. Gary finds himself alone with his new-born baby, a mountain of medical bills, and no job. He s forced to make a difficult decision and contact Molly s one living relative, her flaky older sister, for help. But Molly had always been adamant that she would never contact Susannah again. So much so that she s hidden her sister s number, ensuring that she d always think twice before inviting trouble back into her life. So how will Molly feel when she realises that her sister has become mother to her child?
An emotionally compelling novel about love, guilt and family ties.
None of the doctors can tell what s wrong with Molly. Gary finds himself alone with his new-born baby, a mountain of medical bills, and no job. He s forced to make a difficult decision and contact Molly s one living relative, her flaky older sister, for help. But Molly had always been adamant that she would never contact Susannah again. So much so that she s hidden her sister s number, ensuring that she d always think twice before inviting trouble back into her life. So how will Molly feel when she realises that her sister has become mother to her child?
An emotionally compelling novel about love, guilt and family ties.
320 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2001
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About the author
Caroline Leavitt
48 books832 followersCaroline Leavitt is the New York Times bestselling author of Cruel Beautiful World, Is This Tomorrow, With or Without You, Pictures of You (Algonquin Books), which. Pictures of You was on the Best Books of the Year lists from the San Francisco Chronicle, The Providence Journal, Bookmarks and Kirkus Reviews. It was also a Costco Pennie's Pick. Is This Tomorrow was long listed for the Main Readers Prize, a WNBA Reading group Choice, A San Francisco Chronicle Lit Pick/Editor's Choice, a Jewish Book Club Pic and the winner of an Audiofile Earphones Award.
Her 13th novel DAYS OF WONDER will be published by Algonquin/Hatchette in the spring of 2024.
The winner of a New York Foundation of the Arts Grant, a second prize winner in Goldenberg Fiction Prize, A Sundance Screenwriting Lab Finalist, a Nickelodeon Screenwriting Fellowship Finalist and a National Magazine Award Nominee, Leavitt is a senior writing instructor at UCLA and Stanford online and a freelance manuscript consultant. Her work has appeared in New York Magazine, Psychology Today, Salon,More, and more.
She has been featured on The Today Show and profiled in the New York Times.
You can reach her through www.carolineleavitt.com. On twitter @leavittnovelist. On Instagram @carolineleavitt and FB https://www.facebook.com/carolineleav... @carowriter99
Her 13th novel DAYS OF WONDER will be published by Algonquin/Hatchette in the spring of 2024.
The winner of a New York Foundation of the Arts Grant, a second prize winner in Goldenberg Fiction Prize, A Sundance Screenwriting Lab Finalist, a Nickelodeon Screenwriting Fellowship Finalist and a National Magazine Award Nominee, Leavitt is a senior writing instructor at UCLA and Stanford online and a freelance manuscript consultant. Her work has appeared in New York Magazine, Psychology Today, Salon,More, and more.
She has been featured on The Today Show and profiled in the New York Times.
You can reach her through www.carolineleavitt.com. On twitter @leavittnovelist. On Instagram @carolineleavitt and FB https://www.facebook.com/carolineleav... @carowriter99
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February 22, 2026
dont know what I expected but read the book waiting for the story to start
wasn't bad
wasn't great
just a nice little read
wasn't bad
wasn't great
just a nice little read
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