Artists’ credits: Cover design by Dana Tanamachi. Author photo by Meghan Paddock Farrell.


ADVANCE PRAISE

 
 

“This touching, beautifully written work will help many people who have endured loss or complicated paths to parenthood. They are sure to find experiences that resonate with them.”

– Library Journal

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“In this moving debut, physician Thompson weaves an account of her complicated path to becoming a mother with recollections from colleagues, friends, and patients on their own experiences with parenthood…. The varied selections prove there’s no single, “normal” route to motherhood…. This will be a comfort to anyone who’s experienced pregnancy complications.”

-PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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“Women who are struggling . . . may find solace in knowing they're hardly alone. . . . Even the stories without fairy-tale endings should make women feel less solitary.”

- BOOKLIST