Sometimes the worst thing that can happen is exactly what you\'ve been waiting for. elevates the subject matter beyond the realm of \'mommy lit.\' -- Houston Chronicle. . . --Anna Maxted, author of A Tale of Two Sisters A funny and poignant novel about love, motherhood and men .
It is so warm, so smart, so touching, so wise-and, despite its poignancy, you read the whole thing with a laugh in your throat. --BookPage The Bright Side of Disaster is a treat of a book. a heartwarming and deeply emotional debut. . .
Praise for The Bright Side of Disaster Beautifully penned and truly memorable .
But Dean is never far from Jenny\'s thoughts or, it turns out, her doorstep, and in the end she must choose between the old life she thought she wanted and the new life she\'s been lucky to find.
And things are looking up: Jenny learns how to do everything one-handed, makes friends in a mommy group, and even gets to know a handsome, helpful neighbor.
At least with the sleep deprivation, sore boobs, and fits of crying (both hers and the baby\'s), there\'s not much time to dwell on her broken heart.
In the months that follow, Jenny plunges into a life she never anticipated: single motherhood.
And the very next day, Jenny goes into labor.
But Dean is acting distant, and the night he runs out for cigarettes and doesn\'t come back, he demotes himself from future husband to sperm donor. --The Dallas Morning News Very pregnant and not quite married, Jenny Harris doesn\'t mind that she and her live-in fianc , Dean, accidentally started their family a little earlier than planned.
This story of a youthful-but-optimistic single mom rings bittersweet and utterly authentic. . . .
Novels as polished and mature as The Bright Side of Disaster just don\'t come along very often from first-time novelists or, for that matter, from those with much longer r sum s.
Sometimes the worst thing that can happen is exactly what you\'ve been waiting for
