Written with élan, Conception Dairy provides a poignant, moving, honest and witty account of one woman’s attempts to get pregnant and a critique of, and commentary on, the social mores surrounding pregnancy and birth.

It is an honest, perceptive, insightful and engaging account of an emotional journey.

Set between the beginning of the invasion of Iraq and the Tsunami, the diary reflects on the fate of babies and mothers around the globe.

Conception Diary will be of interest to:

• Professional woman who are thinking about whether or not to have children.
• Pregnant woman.
• Professional women who are struggling with the demands of family and work.
• Women who find themselves unable to conceive or have difficulty conceiving.
• Women who enjoy reading parenting memoirs.
• Women interested in the politics of parenting.
• Women entering motherhood late in life.