Caul Baby: A NovelThe true strength of this book has a profound impact: in conveying the life giving and life sustaining power of Black womens bodies, and the blood relationships between them. . . . The women Jerkins creates do not need men or any other outsiders to rescue them; they rescue themselves. New York Times Book Review Laila desperately wants to become a mother, but each of her previous pregnancies has ended in heartbreak. This time has to be different, so