There's nothing Andrea Askowitz wants more than to become a mother, and her no-holds-barred account of that journey, My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy, is the funniest memoir in years, not to mention so upbeat and heartwarming you want to give it to every woman friend you know, pregnant or not. Bursting with laugh-out-loud humor, enriched by the author's deeply touching vulnerability, Askowitz's book utterly belies its title--it has very little misery or loneliness in it. Andrea is surrounded by a delightful cast of big-hearted women who accompany her on her mission toward motherhood.
What a refreshing new voice! The humor is just salty enough, the language crisp, with a nice, honest bite. Askowitz has the expert timing of a stand-up comic but the honesty and sensitivity of a good Jewish girl who has dreamed her whole life of becoming a mother and is not going to let being a lesbian stand in her way. Her single-minded quest is so studded with revelatory, witty delights that the book is a page-turner simply because one funny scene follows right on the heels of another--her diary entries are energetic, bluntly honest and in their own whiny, bitchy way, dang near fearless.
From confronting her liberal but disapproving parents to facing the possibility that she could have two uteruses, her provocative diary entries leave you constantly wiping your eyes from laughter and tears. Accompanied by her hauntingly attractive ex-lover and her gloriously faithful, straight best friend, Askowitz bravely takes you along for the whole confusing, challenging ride of creating another human being, sharing it all with you right up to the minute-by-minute last contractions of the emotionally pitch-perfect ending.--Nick DiMartino
Shelf Talker: A hilarious and heartwarming memoir of a woman's challenging journey through a long-desired pregnancy.