{"product_id":"imogen-in-waiting","title":"Imogen in Waiting [ Signed Copy]","description":"\u003ch4\u003eLindsay Bartels | Paperback | July 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book__description__other-contributors copy\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*A ZIBBY MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF SUMMER 2026*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Imogen, I need to tell this story so that I can imagine you in my shoes—these shoes that are now on my feet. I don’t really want to look at them, but I have them, which means that you just might, too.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhen twenty-six-year-old Lindsay Bartels is diagnosed with breast cancer, she also learns she is a carrier of the BRCA1 gene. To not pass on the cancer-causing gene, Lindsay and her husband undergo IVF, only to find themselves with three viable embryos: two healthy males and one female—with BRCA1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eImogen in Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a mother grappling with an impossible decision—whether or not to bring a daughter just like her into being—while also asking some of life’s biggest questions: \u003ci\u003eWhat makes for a life worth living? How do we live with our decisions? How do we navigate the unknown?\u003c\/i\u003e Told to her female embryo, Imogen, Lindsay’s story is both human and God-like, about both agency and surrender, capacity and limitations—and how life is always happening in the middle of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e-------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eImogen in Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e, Lindsay Bartels writes beautifully about a terribly hard decision. From the first page, Bartels plunges into her story, bringing readers along for each ache and triumph, every decision and crossroads. This book is a testament to science, maternal love, and the ineffable magic of intuition and connection beyond our understanding.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eChristie Tate\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGroup\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\"Luminous and wise, \u003cem\u003eImogen\u003c\/em\u003e is a story for all women finding their path through motherhood and its many unpredictable challenges. From breast cancer to IVF to elementary school classrooms, Lindsay navigates the unknown time and again—and shows us all what it means to listen to our truth. A breathless read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eJessica Zucker\u003c\/strong\u003e, PhD, author of \u003cem\u003eNormalize It\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"booxies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51270332776615,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/1523\/0375\/files\/imogeninwaiting.webp?v=1787877980","url":"https:\/\/booxies.com\/products\/imogen-in-waiting","provider":"booxies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}