This is a hard-hitting but witty book that looks at why contemporary women have stopped having or are having fewer children. Cannold debunks the myth that all childless women have chosen to be that way and that feminism is to blame for womens lack of freedom to choose motherhood. Cannold expertly puts the stories of childless women into the context of the unprecedented obstacles modern women face in having it all a partner, a job and children. This book walks the delicate line between unflinching honesty and compassion.