{"product_id":"in-the-family-way-hardcover","title":"In the Family Way - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaney Katz Becker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eIn the Family Way\u003c\/em\u003e bursts with the complexity, drama, and warmth of \u003cem\u003eCall the Midwife, \u003c\/em\u003ebut set at the canasta and kitchen tables of 1960s suburban America. This timely, timeless novel captures not only the reproductive horrors of that era but also political awakening and a kind of nostalgic hope: it's a changing world, and Roe, behind us now, was glimmering on the horizon then. Laney Katz Becker so beautifully reveals that where there are women's hardships, there is consolation to be found, then and still, in each other's company and care.\"--Catherine Newman, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSandwich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in the 1960s before Roe, a poignant and powerful novel in the vein of \u003cem\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/em\u003e, about the friendship between a group of suburban housewives who help one another navigate through their personal challenges, marriages, and their pregnancies--both wanted and unwanted.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1965 America, women can't have their own bank accounts, credit cards, or sign their own leases; divorce is scandalous and difficult; and abortion is illegal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery week, a group of suburban housewives meet for their Tuesday canasta game. As cards are drawn and discarded, the women share advice and confidences. When prim and proper Lily Berg, a doctor's wife, discovers she's pregnant with their second child, she follows her friend Becca's suggestion and takes in Betsy, a pregnant teen from the local home for unwed mothers. Betsy, who's never met anyone Jewish before, is to live with the Bergs for six months, help with babysitting and housekeeping, have her own baby, and agree never to contact the family again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut things quickly get complicated. Lily, who's opened her home to the teenager, never planned on opening her heart, yet that's exactly what happens. Meanwhile, Becca is pregnant with her fourth, and comes up with a scheme to get a legal, therapeutic abortion, and Lily's sister, Rose, discovers the man she married isn't who he purported to be, and turns to Lily and her husband for help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving and atmospheric, full of history and heart, \u003cem\u003eIn the Family Way\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely novel that captures the experiences of women on the cusp of liberation as they struggle with their own complex feelings about being wives, mothers, and women with their own dreams and ambitions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9.18 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378826145894,"sku":"9780063423244","price":38.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/hj3MWg1m2n9780063423244.webp?v=1768912351","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/in-the-family-way-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}