Seed by Elisabeth Easther follows the intertwined lives of four New Zealand women who are navigating fertility, career, and personal relationships.
There is Virginia, a midwife, who has spent her working life looking after other women’s pregnancies and births, at 43 decides she too wants a child! With no partner, she seeks help to conceive from friends, which leads to, amusing and extremely awkward, situations.
Hillary and her partner are also eager to produce a baby, guided by fertility agency schedules. Meanwhile Maggie, a single mother, is enjoying both dating and co-parenting. Shelley, however, returning to work after raising her children, is struggling to balance career and family life!
Seed originally began life as an award-winning play that became this delightfully humorous novel portraying the difficulties regarding fertility and the support of friends to help through the dark days and insecurity associated with childbirth in general.
It will lift the spirit and warm the heart whatever your current child-related situation! A heart-warming must read.
ISBN:9781776951079
Seed is available in paperback, e-book and audiobook
Elisabeth Easther is an actor, journalist and playwright from Auckland. Best known for playing villainous Nurse Carla on Shortland Street, Elisabeth also hosted the top rating remake of the 1960’s television series Islands of the Gulf. Elisabeth is a prolific book reviewer, featuring on RNZ National, Cleo Magazine, TimeOut London, The NZ Herald and the NZ Listener. A book lover from way back, if reading was an Olympic sport, Elisabeth would be a contender to represent her country.
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