An evening with Emma Neale, author of 'Maybe Baby'
Thursday, 28th May 2026 5:30 PM
University Book Shop, 378 Great King Street
Join award-winning author Emma Neale at the University Book Shop for the launch of her newest novel, 'Maybe Baby'.
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.
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.
‘Maybe Baby is my favourite Emma Neale novel to date; she makes me believe, think and care deeply about her moving, provocative and incredible premise.’ - Harriet Allan
‘Witty and poignant, Maybe Baby asks how far we’ll go to honour the past and shape the future.’ - Catherine Chidgey
Available in store now: Maybe Baby