Books like Making babies by Anne Enright

A dystopian novel about a woman named Offred in a totalitarian theonomic society called Gilead, exploring themes of subjugated women and resistance.

A Little Life follows four college friends in New York as they confront trauma, love and the enduring scars of their pasts, weaving themes of friendship, family, and identity into a profound coming‑of‑age story.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks follows the story of Henrietta Lacks, a poor black tobacco farmer whose cancer cells were taken in 1951 without her consent and later became the first immortal human cell line, HeLa, driving major scientific breakthroughs while raising questions of ethics, race, and medical exploitation.

In 1970s Ohio, the Lee family’s fragile harmony shatters when their daughter Lydia is found dead in a lake, forcing them to confront hidden secrets and cultural expectations.

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

A poignant portrait of an eleven‑year‑old Black girl in mid‑20th‑century America, whose longing for blue eyes reflects deeper wounds of family, race, and identity.

Eva grapples with her role as mother after her son Kevin, a teenage boy, murders seven classmates, a cafeteria worker and a teacher. Two years later, she confronts the aftermath and her own doubts.

Twelve Black British women and people of diverse identities share intertwined stories across Britain, revealing family ties, love, and social change.

A Connecticut labor nurse is forced to confront racial prejudice when a white supremacist family refuses her care, leading to a legal battle that forces both her and her public defender to re-examine their assumptions about race, justice, and compassion.

A divorced woman, Elaine Lowry, sets out to have a baby on her own while chasing her ex‑husband’s newborn, only to find her plans entangled with a lawyer-turned-landlord, Mitch Ryder, whose protective feelings complicate their business‑first marriage proposal.

A BABY...AND A BRIDE He'd lost everything he'd ever loved. Now Benedict Kertin was through with marriage. Done with fatherhood. Finished with women and their heartbreaking ways. All he craved was the snowbound solitude of his remote Montana ranch. But his peace was disturbed by the sight of Marcie Hillier--in his bed! Worse, Marcie was heavy with child, and totally husbandless! Chivalry demanded Ben wed this mom-to-be and give her babe a name. Then he wanted them gone. Otherwise, his noble feelings might become heart-melting, dangerous desire.... First Comes Marriage: Married by necessity--forever in love!

Friendship has boundaries...doesn't it? Melissa Lopez is a doctor at the medical clinic Kyle Davenport runs. They work together, spend off-hours having fun together -- they're friends. It was never supposed to happen, but one hot summer night they give in to the secret attraction they feel for each other -- and Melissa becomes pregnant with Kyle's child. They want to give their baby the best life possible. Which means TWO full-time parents. They're not in love, though, so maybe a wedding, shotgun-style, is the solution. Romance won't figure in the bargain -- just mutual support, respect and convenience. Soon their safe, tidy arrangement is less than satisfying. But they can have more -- if they're willing to face old fears. If they're willing to risk REAL commitment. Their own happiness depends on it. More important, they need to take that chance -- because of the baby.