In Her Own Sweet Time: Unexpected Adventures in Finding Love, Commitment, and Motherhood

At thirty-one, Rachel Lehmann-Haupt thought she had everything: a great boyfriend, an exciting career, and the promise of marriage and children in her future. But the relationship ended and she found herself consumed by a rapidly approaching deadline: age thirty-five, the time at which most pregnancies are deemed “high risk.”

Lehmann-Haupt traveled around the world and into the heart of America to explore the latest fertility choices available—as well as grapple with her own ambitions, anxieties, and personal values. A witty, poignant, and profoundly honest account of one woman’s efforts to reconcile modern love with modern life, In Her Own Sweet Time resonates with a generation that wants it all— career, family, the perfect partner—but one that hasn’t yet figured out how to fit it all together.