Bed Rest

Name: Bed Rest
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Sarah Bilston
ISBN: 9780061171499

Author: Sarah Bilston

Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre

Unabridged: 6 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/25/2006

Categories: Fiction, Women

Synopsis

In a charming and witty novel, Sarah Bilston tells the story of a busy career woman who finds her pregnancy a breeze -- until she's ordered off her feet for complete and total bed rest.Quinn ""Q"" Boothroyd is a young British lawyer married to an American and living in New York City. She's checked off most of the boxes on her ""Modern Woman's List of Things to Do Before Hitting 30,"" and her busy working life has been relatively painless. But when her doctor tells her she must spend the last three months of her pregnancy lying in bed, Q is thrown into a tailspin. Initially bored and frustrated, Q's days soon fill up as she tries to reconnect with her workaholic husband, provide legal advice for her sweet Greek neighbor, find romance for a loyal co-worker, forge new emotional bonds with her mother and sisters, and figure out who will keep her stocked up in cookies and sandwiches.Q experiences adventures on the couch she never would have encountered in the law firm, and learns a lot about herself and what she wants out of life -- above all about the little one growing inside of her.

About Sarah Bilston

Sarah Bilston is the author of Bed Rest. Originally from England and married to an American, she teaches at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, where she lives.

About Elizabeth Sastre

Elizabeth Sastre was nominated for a Barrymore Award for her starring performance in Camila. Other stage work includes Sweet Bird of Youth, A Dybbuk, Nine, and Carousel. Her TV work includes As the World Turns, and Law and Order.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elle

Currently, I am thoroughly enjoying this book which I misjudged. Thinking it was another shallow yet enjoyable book in the genre of "chick lit" by another British author. I am thoroughly surprised that this novel, although comedic in tone, wrestles with some incredibly strong conflicts which I am en......more

Goodreads review by Plethora

This was an average chick-lit type of read. It had some funny parts, perhaps the funniest thing is the mere fact that these soon new-to-be parents think they can place a pregnancy in these nice little check-off boxes and to run exactly as they planned. Both parents being very driven individuals work......more

Goodreads review by Abigail

This book was pretty good. I was looking for Sophie Kinsella books on my Scribd app and they didn't have what I wanted, so they suggested Bed Rest. I am wanting to get into these types of book, so I decided to give it a try. I do not regret it! It had its flaws, and sometimes could be a bit dry, bu......more

Goodreads review by Mom

Payed $5.00 at the bargain table, figuring it would be a good summer amusement. I found myself more involved and introspective than I had anticipated. Ah family dynamics! Ah, the conflict of work and parenthood! I smiled, I nearly cried, I snickered, I got hungry, But I'm glad I didn't read this when......more