A review by orangejenny
Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence by Rebecca Walker

2.0

Despite the subtitle, Walker has little to say about ambivalence; she's clear about having desired motherhood for many years. The most interesting moments of the book are the depictions of her relationship with her own mother, but there's little detail there. It's hard to blame her for wanting to keep some privacy, but that leaves the book as a rather forgettable pregnancy memoir, one that unfortunately flirts with the idea that experiencing pregnancy makes one a superior human being.