Nine Months (Soho Paperback Original)
"Deliciously, dangerously rogue."—Marcy Dermansky, author ofBad Marie"A raw, darkly funny, at times appalling page-turner.... Mommy  lit lovers  will be horrified, but Bomer’s debut novel will resonate  with fans of  quirky, character-driven fiction in the vein of Richard  Russo, John  Updike, and Tiffany Baker.”—Library Journal“Phenomenal comedic pace.”—The Atlantic“This novel may make you feel uncomfortable at times, but it will also make you laugh and think about the difficult task of parenting and the choices we make.”—The Pittsburg Post-Gazette“This  is a brave and provocative book about the insidious power of PC. That’s  Parental Correctness not Political Correctness...[Bomer’s] wounding  analysis of herself and the vicious new mummy tribes she introduces us  to make this book an instant classic.”—The Guardian“This  is the road trip novel I’ve always wanted to read...Sonia’s  observations are priceless...After reading this powerful, entertaining  novel, and Bomer’s excellent collection of stories, I’m convinced.  Anything she writes, I want it.”—PANK"Bomer’s feisty prose style and fluid storytelling are very, very good. They have the marks of truth: pith and passion."—The Brooklyn Rail"Paul Bomer’sNine Monthsis a daring look at motherhood, exploring the thoughts most women keep secret....A page-turner that will tie your stomach in knots and stir up one hell of a debate."—Susan Henderson,Up From the Blue"Realistic, darkly funny, and thoroughly engaging . . . a needed flipside to books and mommy blogs that depict motherhood as solely a state of bliss and whimsy.”—BUST Magazine“Bomer could have titled this workWhat to REALLY Expect When You’re Expectingas there is more raw, honest truth in this novel than any parenting book I’ve ever read.”—Jessica Anya Blau, author ofDrinking Closer to Home “Paula Bomer has written a dark, honest and powerful novel in Nine Months,   one that constantly surprises the reader as the layers of emotion are   peeled off, one after another, revealing the depth and need of the  human  experience."—The Nervous Breakdown"Nine Monthsis the best book I have read about the secret fears and sinister underbelly of becoming a parent, a satire which should be viewed not only as a stellar novel, but as a challenge to a literary scene mired in laziness, backslapping and lousy cliches."—Tony O’Neill, author ofSick City“Bomer  takes [Mommy Culture] head-on, in blunt, brave writing...articulate,  searing, and blastingly funny on pregnancy and childbirth...not for the  fainthearted, they would make excellent reading in high school sex  education courses.”—PopMatters"Confronting, seditious and original."—Bookd Out Praise for Bomer's collectionBaby & Other Stories"ReadingBaby & Other Storiesis like being attacked by a rabid dog—and feeling grateful for it. This is some of the rawest and most urgent writing I can remember encountering."—Jonathan Franzen, author ofThe Corrections"Dysfunctional doesn't begin to describe the marriages in this brilliant, brutally raw debut collection."—O Magazine"In 10 raw and angry stories, Bomer flays the idea of happy little families.... This lacerating take on marriage and motherhood is not one to share with the Mommy and Me group."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)"If Bomer's harsh portrayal of modern parenting and marriage were water, it would be transparent, unflecked, jagged ice.... She lands firmly between Mary Gaitskill's articulate, unflinching anhedonia and Kathy Acker.... Amy Hempel with a twist of Grace Paley.Babyis punk rock for the roundly domesticated."—Bookforum"Words like 'tough' and 'honest' don't quite do justice to the fiction of Paula Bomer. The real housewives of Bomerworld break themselves and break your heart and yet never completely lose their soulful dignity."—Sam Lipsyte, author ofThe Ask