The Comeback: Seven Stories of Women who Went from Career to Family and Back Again Emma Gilbey Keller We hear a lot of chatter in the media about off-ramps and on-ramps, decreased earning power, increased competition, too much readjustment, too little flexibility, no jobs, no hope - nothing to look forward to. Women are used to being told that once we get off the career track, we can't get back on. In The Comeback, Emma Gilbey Keller proves that this isn’t true. Keller sought out seven very different but equally compelling women who worked at a variety of careers before and during the early days of their marriages. For all of them there came a moment - unplanned - when they decided not to work but to become full-time mothers. And at the other end of the road was an equivalent moment when they decided it was time to start thinking about going back […] Their stories, like the stories of the other women in the book, are complicated; filled with the choices, decisions and trade-offs that all mothers face. These were not superwomen; they were everywomen. But ultimately they find the balance that we all strive for as we juggle career and family. This balance takes effort, frustration, and give-and-take, but, as the stories of these women show, it's something we can all achieve. A hugely engaging blend of story, insight, advice, and inspiration, The Comeback offers a positive message to mothers battered by the ever-changing winds of the work versus home debate. Emma Gilbey Keller is the author of Lady: The Life and Times of Winnie Mandela. She has written for the London Sunday Times, the London Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, Marie Claire, More magazine, Vanity Fair, and Tatler, among others. She grew up in England and lives in New York City with her husband Bill Keller, the executive editor of the New York Times, and their two children.