Rebecca Eckler is a popular newspaper columnist who lives the fabulous life and gets paid to write about it. So when a tipsy romp with her fiancé on the night of their lavish engagement party leaves her unexpectedly expecting, she is utterly at a loss. How will a woman who loves nothing more than a night out on the town sipping cocktails with her fellow party girls survive the pregnant life?<br> <br> <b>Knocked Up</b> is the witty, engaging and refreshingly frank chronicle of a modern woman&rsquo;s journey into motherhood. We follow Eckler from the first trimester (a.k.a. the longest three months of her life), through the &ldquo;fat months&rdquo; of the second trimester, on to the "even fatter months" of the third. Flipping the pages of this Bridget-Jones-style diary, we share in Eckler&rsquo; s discovery of prenatal vitamins and nursing bras, ultrasounds and obstetricians. And we experience her growing horror at the physical symptoms of pregnancy: all-day &ldquo;morning&rdquo; sickness, fatigue, varicose veins, and cravings. And the weight gain, oh the weight gain. Who knew the day would come when she could no longer put on her own socks?<br> <br> Along for the ride is a cast of characters as comical as any met in fiction. There&rsquo;s the Sexy Young Intern, a Sophia Loren look-a-like with her skinny eyes set on Eckler&rsquo;s job; the glamorous friends who continue to drink Manhattans, while Eckler sips Perrier; and the Cute Single Man who knows just when she needs a carton of ice cream or a game of Scrabble. And then there&rsquo;s the fiancé, living in another city, who, thanks to the miracle of long-distance phone lines, appreciates better than anybody the highs and lows of the hormonal rollercoaster pregnant Eckler is on.<br> <br> Lighthearted, intimate, and very funny, <b>Knocked Up</b> is the diary of a modern mother-to-be determined not to let pregnancy and motherhood change her life. Not. One. Little. Bit.