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Maybe Baby

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Nate, a grieving widower, is determined to honour his late wife and find a way to have the child they were desperate to raise together. After various attempts to identify a suitable surrogate come to nothing, Nate is compelled to try something radical.He travels to London... Read More
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A moving, funny and thought-provoking novel that challenges traditional notions of gender and family with love, loyalty and legacy at its heart.

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Nate, a grieving widower, is determined to honour his late wife and find a way to have the child they were desperate to raise together. After various attempts to identify a suitable surrogate come to nothing, Nate is compelled to try something radical.

He travels to London to take part in a groundbreaking medical trial. As things progress, he becomes caught in the complex hinge of three powerful desires: his loyalty to his late wife, a primal urge to be a father, and his knee-weakening attraction to Sadie, who has her own reasons to resist starting a family.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781776891719

Publisher: David Bateman Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2026

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: David Bateman Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 264

About the Author

EMMA NEALE is the author of six novels, six collections of poetry and a collection of short stories. Her novel Billy Birdย (2016) was shortlisted for the Acorn Prize at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards and longlisted for the Dublin International Literary Award. Her poetry collection Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit won the Mary and Peter Biggs Award at the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. In 2025 Emma was awarded the Janet Frame Literary Trust Prize.

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