The Tenth Month

For Dori Gray, a second chance at motherhood comes at a high price Dori Gray & mdash;married, then divorced, age forty, professional journalist & mdash;had given up hope of a child. A botched abortion left her functionally infertile, and after a string of bad relationships, Dori & rsquo;s prospects have seemingly dwindled to naught. Then comes the astonishing revelation that she is pregnant & mdash;by her married ex-lover. Dori & rsquo;s options are limited. Fearful that her doctor will decline to oversee an illegitimate birth, or that she & rsquo;ll be forced into a hermitlike existence until the child is born, Dori confides in her married best friend, Celia Duke. Surprised by Celia & rsquo;s confidence and support, Dori decides to confront her predicament head-on A novel of midlife motherhood and the basis for the TV movie starring Carol Burnett—from the #1 New York Times –bestselling author of Gentleman’s Agreement . Dori Gray—married, then divorced, age forty, professional journalist—had given up hope of a child. A botched abortion left her functionally infertile, and after a string of bad relationships, Dori’s prospects have seemingly dwindled to naught. Then comes the astonishing revelation that she is pregnant—by her married ex-lover. Dori’s options are limited. Fearful that her doctor will decline to oversee an illegitimate birth, or that she’ll be forced into a hermitlike existence until the child is born, Dori confides in her married best friend, Celia Duke. Surprised by Celia’s confidence and support, Dori decides to confront her predicament head-on. For Dori Gray, a second chance at motherhood comes at a high price Dori Gray{u2014}married, then divorced, age forty, professional journalist{u2014}had given up hope of a child. A botched abortion left her functionally infertile, and after a string of bad relationships, Dori{u2019}s prospects have seemingly dwindled to naught. Then comes the astonishing revelation that she is pregnant{u2014}by her married ex-lover. Dori{u2019}s options are limited. Fearful that her doctor will decline to oversee an illegitimate birth, or that she{u2019}ll be forced into a hermitlike existence until the child is born, Dori confides in her married best friend, Celia Duke. Surprised by Celia{u2019}s confidence and support, Dori decides to confront her predicament head-on