The Family Way

Paulo loves Jessica. He thinks that they are complete - a family of two. But Jessica can't be happy until she has a baby, and the baby stubbornly refuses to come. Can a man and a woman ever really be a family?

Megan doesn't love her boyfriend anymore. After a one-night stand, she finds that even a trainee doctor can slip up on family planning. Should you bring a child into the world if you don't love its father?

Cat loves her life. After bringing up her two youngest sisters, all she craves is freedom. Her older boyfriend has done the family thing before and is in no rush to do it all again. But can a modern woman really find true happiness without ever being in the family way?

Three sisters. Three couples. Two pregnancies. Six men and women struggling with sex, love and the meaning of family.

"Parsons goes head to head with controversial issue after controversial issue…jam-packed with Parsons' trademark perceptiveness and sensitivity."
 Daily Mirror

"His stories show all too well how we muddle along in search of love and fulfilment, and when we fluff it…sometimes that's just because it's easier."
Observer

"Tony Parsons seems to have cornered the market in sensitive stories about love and parenthood."
Daily Mail