This was a beautifully written book. However, I would love to read an abortion narrative that isn't centered around shame and regret. I understand the couple in this story terminated for medical reasons, and everyone can (and does) feel their own emotions about abortion, but I think the prevailing narrative that abortion is shameful and regretful isn't helping our national temperature about this issue. That being said, Davies is telling *one* story here, and he's allowed to do that, and he does it very well. The main character (a man) jokes/mentions several times about whether or not a man should be telling this story at all, which is another thing to consider. Also worth mentioning: This book is just as much (or even more so) about parenthood as it is about abortion. All this said, I really loved the following line toward the middle of the book:
"It's not really regret, you know. It's grief."