- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Rodale International Ltd (3 Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1405077611
- ISBN-13: 978-1405077613
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 72,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Hilary Mantel
'Thoughts and feelings are described here which I’ve never seen expressed, in print or out loud...'
Anthea Turner, Broadcaster and patron of Infertility Network UK
Keep this book near and if you ever feel lonely open it at any page and feel better.
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a childless woman I often feel very alone - I don't personally know anyone else who has tried, and failed, to have children, or who has any idea at all what it feels like. This book is like discovering you have a close friend you never knew you had, or more accurately a whole sisterhood of friends and fellow travellers. It reaches out and touches you, helps and informs you about how others at different stages of the process are dealing with the same feelings / experiences. Wanting to be a mother and failing to be one, then trying to work out what you can be instead and how to find your roots and make a contribution to the world ... these things can ruin your life. Or not, if you're strong and have good support. This book gives huge support, and is a joy to read. The authors are funny and truthful and the stories full of variety, sorrow, hope and ultimately inspiration - even if you aren't childless, just out of curiosity, I'd urge anyone who is interested in identity and women's lives to read it. And that means men, too! (Although it's mostly a female narrative, men are just as involved in these issues and I'm sure there are some of you out there who would like to know more.... ) Highly recommended.
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having just recieved the diagnosis of POF aged 29, and being surrounded by smug and tactless mummys' with babies, I was devastated and desperate to read this book, in the hope it could offer some sort of comfort, and say the things I wished my family and friends could have said to me. It helped in some ways. I did feel less alone and some sections are beautifully empathetic, but throughout the book it does reference couples who already had biological children who were then unable to produce another. Que the violins! This really put me off and irritated me. Such couples are not truly childless are they, and I couldnt help but feel annoyed that they were included so much.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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The coauthors, rachel and louise, take one on a journey through the expectations associated with motherhood and the dashed hopes and resulting sadness and despair when that dream is lost using their own and the experiences of the many women they interviewed. Never patronising, dismissive or minimising the pain, they explore the many emotions roused by the simple question 'do you have children?' and examine responses and strategies for coping. Their openeness and honesty and willingness to be vulnerable shine through the pages. They do not offer quick fix solutions but explore the many and varied ways of moving on used by women whose dreams have not been fulfilled. This book is a must read for those who have felt or feel alone in their childlessness and for their friends and family who know not what to say or how to offer comfort.
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This is an excellent book--straightforward, open and fairly comprehensive, with thoughtful analysis and the voices of many women speaking on various aspects of this issue. Read more
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Not before time..
I wish I'd found this book a few years ago, or even booked that holiday to Skyros I'd thought of where I might have met Rachel and Louise and been able to contribute to it. Read more
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beyond childlessness
this is a must read for those who are either having to mourn for not being able to have children and others who have concerns for friends and family who are in these difficult... Read more
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