Whether they’re on their first marriage or their fourth, each of the 24 contributors to this thought-provoking collection has terrific stories and wisdom to share, and they all do it masterfully.

“Frank and powerful. . . A provocative and entertaining collection.”

–Chicago Tribune

“Refreshingly honest accounts of long-term relationships, by some of our favorite authors.”

–Ms. Magazine

“Each of the twenty-four contributors to this thought-provoking collection has terrific stories and wisdom to share, and they all do it masterfully.”

–Publisher’s Weekly

“In clear, short sentences, Propp creates a cancer memoir not from the patient’s viewpoint, but her own. Karen’s poetic command of language and her mature confrontation of the realities of life, love and long-term marriage make this memoir unusually forceful. . . a triumphant story, honestly depicting her adaptation to change and to the discovery of love and resilience’s unexpected depths.”

–Publisher’s Weekly

Emerging Writers in Creative Nonfiction series, Duquesne University Press

“This memoir is the story of a woman’s search for a child, but as an act of writing it is a quest for a new concept, story, or myth with which to live. The many layers of meaning, the way this story opens into other worlds, engage the reader both personally and philosophically. The Pregnancy Project is consistently insightful about character and about the way that women are perceived and perceive themselves….”

–Kathryn Rhett, editor of Survival Stories: Memoirs of Crisis