"Brightly polished . . . . The characters are charming and likable, and readers should enjoy spending time with them . . . . Historical novel with a feminist bent and heart to spare." — Kirkus Reviews
"Becker shines an illuminating light on the state of women’s lives and rights before Roe v. Wade, particularly surrounding issues of unwanted and unplanned pregnancy and divorce. It’s an intriguing and relevant time capsule." — Publishers Weekly
"In the Family Way bursts with the complexity, drama, and warmth of Call the Midwife, but set at the canasta and kitchen tables of 1960s suburban America. This timely, timeless novel captures not only the reproductive horrors of that era but also political awakening and a kind of nostalgic hope: it's a changing world, and Roe, behind us now, was glimmering on the horizon then. Laney Katz Becker so beautifully reveals that where there are women's hardships, there is consolation to be found, then and still, in each other's company and care." — Catherine Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Sandwich
"Katz Becker’s latest is chock full of eye-opening reminders of how far women have come since the days when subversive texts like The Feminine Mystique were passed around like contraband. Set in the 1960s, the novel features a delightful cast of characters that you can’t help but fall in love with, and the book’s themes of female autonomy and reproductive freedom are just as potent today, if not more so. A powerful tale, well told." — Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Queen
"The history of 'housewives'—everything that goes on behind the Welcome! mat—comes alive in Laney Katz Becker's powerful novel, In the Family Way, a poignant, rich, deeply textured tale of women, friendship, and struggles amid 1960s suburbia on the precipice of change. The novel is both an inspiring and gut-wrenching page-turner filled with suburban angst—what we see and what we don’t . . . . If you love books about resilience, the power of friendship, and second chances—run, don’t walk, grab this one!" — Lisa Barr, New York Times bestselling author of Woman on Fire and The Goddess of Warsaw
"Delightful and inspiring. Laney Katz Becker’s In the Family Way is not just an engaging story of women’s friendship in the 1960s. Through its reminder of how limited women’s lives were—we needed men to co-sign for loans and credit cards; we had to give up the limited jobs available to us upon becoming pregnant; and woe betide the unmarried girl who becomes pregnant when abortions were illegal and dangerous or the women in an abusive relationship when divorce brought shame—it sends an important warning shot about how easy restrictions on women’s lives might return, and indeed are." — Meg Waite Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Postmistress of Paris
"With the assault on reproductive rights, this historical novel set in the 1960s is timelier than ever. The women in these pages—feisty, fierce, and fragile—offer a peek behind the curtain of the precariousness of women's rights and womanhood itself. At the same time, this novel is a potent reminder that women throughout history and into the future will continue to survive by doing what we have always done—take care of each other. We need stories that illuminate the enduring power of that particular spirit of sisterhood, which is what In The Family Way accomplishes so beautifully and with such inspiration." — Christine Pride, co-author of We Are Not Like Them
