Crybaby

"A propulsive memoir about living through cancer, infertility, and adoption that weaves its experiences into a cohesive whole, resulting in a personal but universal story of hope. "

- FOREWORD REVIEWS

"The [book's] raw emotionality lands like a gut punch. Readers who have dealt with infertility or the adoption process will find this hits very close to home."

- PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY

"Crybaby depicts obstacles of the body, from miscarriage to cancer. Along the way, a triumph of the soul emerges."

- JESSICA ZUCKER, author of I Had a Miscarriage A Memoir, a Movement

"In this fiercely honest, sharply observed memoir diving into the tumult of relationships, living with cancer, infertility, longing, loss, and complicated hope, Cheryl E. Klein surfaces with insights bright and beautiful as sea glass."

- SHIRA SPECTOR, author of Red Rock Baby Candy

"Crybaby is a wild ride through waves of lovehood, sickhood, motherhood, and humanhood."

- SUSAN STRAIGHT, author of In the Country of Women

"I'm grateful to Cheryl Klein for being real about all the messy emotions tied to the strange and powerful desire for a child. I found myself rooting wildly for Klein-and for everyone daring to take on such a common human experience from their most uncommon queer lives."

- MICHELLE TEA, author of Knocking Myself Up: A Memoir of (In)Fertility

"Crybaby is a story of perseverance, of understanding, of showing up-for oneself and for one another. I felt my own body move with the turn of a page."

- MIAH JEFFRA, author of The Violence Almanac

"Cheryl E. Klein's superpower is knowing herself. Reading Crybaby felt like hanging out with a very good friend."

- ANDREA ASKOWITZ, author of My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy

"Crybaby is a visceral roller coaster of love, unexpected health challenges (that would have broken most women), and a rocky road to motherhood."

- NEFERTITI AUSTIN, author of Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America

"A beautiful and rare act of storytelling that will make you feel less alone, and will make you laugh. A gorgeous book!"

- JEN PASTILOFF, author of On Being Human