From Here to Maternity, Sinéad Moriarty's third novel, is the story tells the story of Emma Hamilton who embarks on the path to adopting a baby when she and her husband can't conceive. It manages to be both hilarious and incredibly moving and is comparable to the writing of Marian Keyes in its ability to balance light and shade in a heart-warming, thoughtful and satisfying story. Just as Emma Hamilton and her husband James become parents of an eight-month-old Russian baby, Yuri, they find out that Emma is pregnant. Which is a bit of a shock since they had come to terms with not being able to have children. Emma discovers that having her dreams come true brings a whole new set of problems as she is faced with well-meaning friends and family - and not-so-well-meaning maternity Nazis - telling her how to be a mother. Only her wonderful calm long-suffering husband, a mad family that makes her look like the down-to-earth sensible one, and fantastic friends whose lives are even crazier than her own, keep Emma from losing it, and in the end she comes through with her usual mix of humour, good-natured hysteria and real heart. Sinéad Moriarty's novels have sold over half a million copies in Ireland and the UK and she is a four times nominee for the popular fiction Irish Book Award. She has won over readers and critics telling stories that are funny, humane, moving and relevant to modern women. From Here to Maternity is a follow-up to The Baby Trail and A Perfect Match, but it also stands on its own as a complete story. Sinéad Moriarty lives with her family in Dublin. Her other titles are: The Baby Trail; A Perfect Match; In My Sister's Shoes; Keeping It In the Family (also titled Whose Life Is It Anyway?); Pieces of My Heart; Me and My Sisters and This Child of Mine.
From Here to Maternity: Becoming a Mother
Some women welcome the label 'mother' for what it represents in the feminine image and in ideas about family life. Babies are symbols. The line of nappies in the garden, the pram in the hall, the toys on the carpet - these impedimenta ...
Delicious, funny and touching final installment of Emma Hamilton's struggles to become a mother.
From Here to Maternity
Murphy Brown meets June Cleaver?
A look at one woman's experience of becoming a mother for the first time explores the absurdities of modern parenting, from learning the rules of the playdate social network to the necessity of keeping the nanny happy. —second only to a ...
This is a reference book which should help to solve the unavoidable problems of those expecting the arrival of a new baby, such as lack of confidence, lack of money and lack of sleep.
From Here to Maternity: A Career Woman's Journey Into Motherhood
From Here to Maternity
Mel Giedroyc s mumoirs a hilarious and hectic nine-month spiral towards motherhood. I m 35 years old. A low-ranking TV personality. Rather immature and carefree, my only responsibility to date...