{"product_id":"9781529434828","title":"40 Weeks","description":"Author: Anna Blix\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529434828\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatrescene \u003c\/i\u003emeets the \u003ci\u003eGolden Mole - \u003c\/i\u003ediscover what the animal kingdom expects when it's expecting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt takes 40 weeks to grow a human baby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd the relationship between a foetus and a pregnant woman is a little like that of a parasite and its host. One takes and takes, while the other continues to give, risking their health in the process.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs there a better way?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Komodo dragon can reproduce via pathogenesis - fertilising its own eggs, so no male is needed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Surinam toad harbours live babies in craters under its skin - until they're ready to burst out into the world.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd the hyena . . . Well, best not mention the hyena . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna Blix takes the reader on a fascinating journey through her own pregnancy, introducing us in each of the 40 weeks to other creatures who have just delivered their next generation into the world.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fun, informative and personable book provides evolutionary comfort throughout the long haul of pregnancy, and an explanation as to how we ended up here: as the smartest species with a tiresome, but perhaps not so bad way to reproduce. It could always be worse. Just ask the hyena.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Norwegian by Nicola Smalley\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67954097324190,"sku":"ADS-9781529434828","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529434828.jpg?v=1794048658","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529434828","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}