Emily Giffin has a knack for capturing people's true motives, thoughts and feelings. As a result, her writing is always readable, if not making for the most compelling stories. Her stories do tend to have a unique twist where the situation itself is not unique (e.g. someone in a marriage does not want a child), but the perspective is.
In the case of baby proof, Claudia Parr, the wife, is the one who is not interested in having her child, while her husband Ben desires one.
The story starts off with a divorce where Claudia and Ben are unable to settle their differences over having a child.
Claudia moves in with her best friend and former roommate Jacqueline, who is stuck in a relationship with a married man she is convinced will be leave his wife and family for her.
The move back with Jacqueline is a welcomed solution for Claudia's situation, but in a way, she feels like she is taking a step back in life and moving back home. Something that I have done before.
(At the same time though, for me, it was also comforting to know that I had some place to go to while I started up a new life again.)
Claudia's support network includes her sisters Daphne, who is desperate to have a child with her husband, but unable to; and Maura, who has two children, but a philandering husband.
Life after Ben proves difficult, but Claudia manages to move on and starts dating a fellow co-worker Richard. Ultimately though, Claudia comes to term with what is really important to her and there are happy endings (the Disney kind) for all the characters.
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