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Sarah Williams was overjoyed to be pregnant but was told that her baby was so grossly deformed that she could not be born alive. Should she carry her to term or terminate a life that was, in the eyes of the medical profession, of no worth? Sarah and her husband chose the former.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is difficult to do justice to this book in a review...you just need to read it! I read it from cover to cover in a few hours. It is a facinating, deeply moving, sad but life enhancing account of a baby's life. As a hospital chaplain I meeet, too often, parents whose babies live for only a short time or who do not live at all outside the womb. But they have, like the baby in this book, lived inside the womb and have experienced life and warmth and nurture and security and above all love. The book is really the story of how the baby affected the life of the family from 20 weeks onwards. Sarah Williams is a distinguished academic and a skilled writer but above all she is, along with her husband, a deeply compassionate woman and mother. The book contains many profound insights, has a rich vein of humour in the midst of sadness and is moving without being sentimental. Please read it and tell others about it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I couldn't put this book down, not for one minutes. It gripped me right from the start. It's a story of love, faith and courage. How Sarah and her family got through this I will never know.
I found my own faith challenged by it and it renewed in me a desire to make my faith the bedrock of my life - that I would remain steadfast despite my circumstances and that I can trust God to bring me through anything.
It cried many times while reading this book and would whole heartedly recommend it to anyone looking to be moved or inspired by anothers life.
I found my own faith challenged by it and it renewed in me a desire to make my faith the bedrock of my life - that I would remain steadfast despite my circumstances and that I can trust God to bring me through anything.
It cried many times while reading this book and would whole heartedly recommend it to anyone looking to be moved or inspired by anothers life.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Every mother, religious or not, should read this book. I am not a religious person at all but this book touches you in a way I have never felt before. Yes, it is sad and I cried long and hard but that sadness goes away with the realisation of the strength this family has, not only in a religious sense, but within themselves as a family. Sarah's daughters are so very brave and incredibly strong. A truly charming book to read. Thank you for sharing.
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Incredible autobiography
One the most touching and moving books I've ever read. Author has an amazing ability to explain and reflect on her deeply moving personal experience. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Joy
Good purchase
The book received was exactly as described both in looks and content. Brilliant read, could have said to purchase a box of tissues with it though!
Published 10 months ago by Maggie
The shaming of the strong.
Sarah Williams (the Author) and daughter of Jennifer Rees Larcombe
gives a detailed day to day living with her frustations of carrying a 'special' needs baby with so much... Read more
gives a detailed day to day living with her frustations of carrying a 'special' needs baby with so much... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Enjuwa
Moving and helpful
As a family waiting, for what the experts say is a baby that cannot survive outside the womb, this book has helped beyond measure as we prepare for a stillborn but at the same time... Read more
Published 22 months ago by anonymous
allow yourself to be disturbed!
I agree with all the other reviewers that this is an amazing book. It is heart-rendingly honest and provides no easy answers. Read more
Published on 19 May 2010 by Moley
The Taming of the Strong
A heart rendering book allowing the reader to get inside this family's most private thoughts and feelings. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2010 by Linda Negus
A moving and beautiful read
As a mother of four children who has also lost a baby to misscarriage it took me a couple of weeks to prepare myself to pick up this book. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2009 by BBGreen
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