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288 pages trade paperback
Finished books available
US: Villard, Apr 2005
Canada: Doubleday, May 2004
Germany: Rowohlt, 2005
Netherlands: Sirene, 2005
Portugal: Presença, 2006
Hungary: Europa Konyvkiado, 2005
Turkey: Dekolte, May 2006
Poland: Vesper
(Photo: Helen Tansey)
Rebecca Eckler is one of Canada's most popular journalists. She has been a columnist with the National Post for several years, including a stint as a New York-based columnist and feature writer. Her work has also appeared in such publications as Elle, Fashion, Lifestyles, Canadian House and Home, Mademoiselle and the New York Times. She was the host of the television show Modern Manners, and has appeared on CTV and CBC television, and on Global television as a reporter, along with numerous appearances on radio shows across Canada and the United States.
Confessions of a Hip Mother-to-be
by Rebecca Eckler
KNOWN AS THE CANDACE BUSHNELL OF CANADA, NATIONAL POST COLUMNIST REBECCA ECKLER REVEALS HOW A MODERN MOTHER-TO-BE LIVES THE PREGNANT LIFE IN THIS HILARIOUS DIARY CONFESSING THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF BEING UNEXPECTEDLY EXPECTING
Knocked Up is the witty, engaging, and refreshingly frank chronicle of a modern woman's journey into motherhood. We follow Eckler from the first trimester (a.k.a. the longest three months of her life), through the "fat months" of the second trimester, on to the "even fatter months" of the third. Flipping through the pages of this Bridget-Jones-style diary, we share in Eckler's discovery of prenatal vitamins and nursing bras, ultrasounds, and obstetricians. We experience her growing horror at the physical symptoms of pregnancy: all-day "morning" sickness, fatigue, varicose veins, and cravings. And the weight gain, oh the weight gain. Who knew the day would come when she could no longer put on her own socks?
Along for the ride is a cast of characters as comical as any met in fiction. There’s the Sexy Young Intern, a Sophia Loren look-alike who makes Eckler fear for her job, and the Cute Single Man who knows just when she needs a carton of ice cream or a game of Scrabble. And then there’s the fiancé, living in another city, who, thanks to the miracle of long-distance phone lines, appreciates better than anyone the highs and lows of the hormonal rollercoaster pregnant Eckler is on.
PRAISE FOR KNOCKED UP
“Knocked Up is what would happen if Bridget Jones was finally impregnated by Mark Darcy.... At the end of nine months, Eckler has covered the basics of young motherhood in her own quirky and outlandish way.” — NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
“Painfully funny...Readers are treated to Eckler's biting wit.... It's fun to watch [Eckler] change from the woman who dreaded seeing mothers with infants...to being a mother herself.” — LOS ANGELES TIMES
“[Eckler's] frankness, quirky style and light touch are a winning combination.” — KIRKUS REVIEWS
“...this mommy memoir feels like a humorous crash course in maturity.” — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“...women who find themselves having to sacrifice lives of fabulousity for modern motherhood may relish Eckler's unorthodox take on a subject that is usually treated with stultifying reverence.” — AMAZON.CA
“Hit[s] the mark among twenty- and thirtysomething mothers.” — LIBRARY JOURNAL
“A downtown girl attempts a stylish switch to yummy mommy. There appears to be no detail she's reluctant to share. This isn't supposed to be a parenting manual; it's meant to be a funny, lighthearted take on a life in transition!” — TORONTO STAR
“Knocked Up is a refreshingly funny chronicle of nine months of pregnant angst and wonder. This is a 'mumoir' that gives the Bridget Jones treatment to every bloated day of that nine months.” — THE CALGARY HERALD
“Knocked Up, unlike the majority of baby books, is so not some preachy advice book.” — THE GLOBE AND MAIL
“Incipient motherhood has never been so sexy. Rebecca Eckler reminds us of something too many people forget—that pregnancy begins with an act of lust. She takes us on a wild and funny journey as she stays hip enough and tough enough not to let a simple thing like conception slow her down.” — CLAIRE SCOVELL LaZEBNIK, author of Same As It Never Was
“Like Prozac and safe to take while nursing—this is a hilarious book!" ” — MOLLY JONG-FAST, author of The Sex Doctors in the Basement and Normal Girl
“A delightful story about getting knocked-up, popping the baby out, and everything that happens in between. Rebecca Eckler’s hilarious and candid account of what seems to be the longest nine months of her life will go down as smoothly as a well-mixed cosmopolitan.” — AMULYA MALLADI, author of Serving Crazy With Curry