Unexpected

by Jason Edwards

Brendan was happy with his life. He had a well paying job, an apartment of his own, a temperamental car and a best friend who liked nothing more than crashing out in his spare room after a night out. All in all, he had little to complain about. Then he met Julie.

Julie was happy with her life. She had a job she loved, lived with her two best friends and, as her parents had always told her, had a bright future ahead of herself. Then she met Brendan.

A chance, alcohol fuelled one night stand has unanticipated consequences and now Brendan and Julie find themselves having to deal with the prospect of an unexpected pregnancy.

Assisted by Brendan’s friend John, and Julie’s housemates, Orla and Anne, the new parents-to-be negotiate the unfamiliar waters of antenatal classes, midwives and epidurals as they work together to understand the implications their unborn child has for their lives.

Unexpected is the humorous story of the not always entirely pleasant side of conception, birth and everything that happens in between.

230 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 12, 2012