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Alexandra Collier was a writer living in a lightfilled Brooklyn brownstone in New York with the man she loved But when she woke up to a ravenous hunger to have a baby that her partner didnt share she had to make a choice between love or a future family

She chose family which catapulted her life back to Melbourne where at 37 she found herself single heartbroken and living with her parents

Ally began dating with dedication with sometimes hilarious and often soulcrushing results But like many single women approaching 40 she found that her reproductive timeline was rapidly outpacing her romantic life So she began to explore another controversial option conceiving a baby with donor sperm

From defying her familys expectations to searching for sperm and navigating pregnancy alone Ally deftly takes us through the ecstatic complicated and demanding path to becoming a solo mother by choice

An inspiring and necessary book that challenges the narratives we set for our lives and reveals the beauty beyond them CLEMENTINE FORD