If you think that a man is indifferent to the fact that he is going to be a father because he doesn't have the maternal instinct, then you need to read this book. It is the stripping down of a man's psyche, a man about to become a father. The paternal instinct changed him for ever...before the child came! When my wife and I decided to have a child, my feelings were so intense that I felt I would burst from joy, agony, sweet anticipation and...fear! Would I be able to support my pregnant wife and understand what she is going through? How involved could I be in the incredible changes in her body and mind? Would I be strong enough to prepare for the coming of a child and worthy of the gift that Mother Nature decided to bless us with?