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MP3 CD FormatI was pregnant with the baby of a man I had met once.What was one normally left with after a first date? A bad case of thrush?'After eight years together, Lil Bailey thought she'd already found the one' - that is, until he dumped her for a blonde twenty-something colleague. So she does what any self-respecting singleton would do: swipes right, puts on her best bra and finds herself on a first date with a handsome mountaineer called Max. What's the worst that can happen?Well it's pretty bad actually. First Max ghosts her and then, after weeing on a stick (but mostly her hands), a few weeks later Lil discovers she's pregnant. She's single, thirty-one and living in a thimble-sized flat in London, it's hardly the happily-ever-after she was looking for.Lil's ready to do the baby-thing on her own - it can't be that hard, right? But she should probably tell Max, if she can track him down. Surely he's not that Max, the highly eligible, headline-grabbing son of Lord and Lady Rushbrooke, currently trekking up a mountain in South Asia? Oh, maybe he wasn't ignoring Lil after all
A chance encounter leads to an unexpected pregnancy and a complicated search for the father. Lil Bailey, recently dumped by her long-term boyfriend, embarks on a new romantic adventure with a charming mountaineer named Max. Their promising first date takes a turn when Max disappears, only for Lil to discover weeks later that she is pregnant. Now, single and thirty-one, Lil must navigate single motherhood in London while attempting to locate Max, who turns out to be the elusive and eligible son of a prominent aristocratic family.
The premise sets up a contemporary romantic comedy with a focus on the challenges and humor of an unexpected pregnancy. The narrative appears to follow Lil's efforts to reconcile her independent spirit with the realities of her situation, while also exploring the potential for romance with a man from a vastly different social sphere. The story likely balances lighthearted moments with the emotional weight of Lil's journey toward motherhood and her search for Max. The author's previous works suggest a tone that is witty and observant of social dynamics.
Page Count:
1
Publication Date:
2019-12-17
Publisher:
HarperCollins UK and Blackstone Publishing
ISBN-10:
0008378207
ISBN-13:
9780008378202
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