40 Weeks

A compulsively interesting and original treatise, combining deeply personal testimony with scientific exactness. Blix takes us on a clear-eyed journey through some intriguing territory; an intellectual and literary delight! – Dr Andy Dobson, author of Flaws of NatureReproduction varies wildly across the animal kingdom, and Anna Blix delivers a fascinating and insightful comparison to the complexities of her own, human pregnancy – Nick Caruso, co-author of Does it Fart?A winner. I doubt I’ll have the pleasure of reading anything better this year * Aftenposten *Highly entertaining and educational … A joy to read … Blix is a master at making complex science understandable to regular people – KlassekampenThere is no better literature than great non-fiction … The most amazing stories about mating, pregnancy, gender and sexuality * Dagbladet *

Anna Blix is a biologist, author and political advisor at the Norwegian Parliament. She has long experience as a writer and communicator, and writes a regular column about science for the newspaper Morgenbladet.