- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Ireland (Sep 27 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1844880400
- ISBN-13: 978-1844880409
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 240 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #322,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Early thirtysomething Emma decides it's time to have the baby - but it just doesn't happen to order. Emma goes through a funny, touching and ultimately moving journey as she struggles to accept the reality that maybe it's never going to happen. The Baby Trail is a novel rich in texture, light and dark, and humour with a biting undercurrent.
About the Author
Sinead Moriarty is a journalist in her early 30s who has worked in trade magazines in London. A native Dubliner, she has recently moved back to Ireland, where she is writing her second novel.
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My New Year resolution two years ago was to get pregnant. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
My New Year resolution two years ago was to get pregnant. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Perfect for anyone dealing with Infertility, May 1 2006
By A. Etnyre - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Baby Trail (Paperback)
I was a little unsure about this book after reading the reviews but after reading the book it is obvious to me that some of the reviewers have not dealt with infertility and therefore could not relate to the book.If you have dealt with infertility or know someone who has this book is great. It was so nice to read a story that I could completely relate to. Emma does seem to have a dramatic response to her inability to get pregnant while all those around her seem to get pregnant at the drop of a hat but if you have been through it you can completely relate to her frustrations. My sister borrowed it from me to read also because I kept telling her how true so many of Emma's feelings were. She wanted to understand more what it was like to stand on the infertility side of things.
The ending is slightly disappointing but all in all the book is really good. I just saw recently that there is a follow-up book coming out in June 2006 where the story continues. I can not wait to get it and read more about Emma's journey to motherhood.
This may be Sinead's first book but I think she did a fantastic job writing about something that effects so many women yet isn't written about much.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for women who are struggling to conceive!!, Mar 10 2006
By Annie Bananie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Baby Trail (Paperback)
I had been going through months and months of IVF treatments and I just happened to purchase this book the day that I had my embryo transfer done (bedrest for 3 days!). There couldn't be a more perfect book for someone who has had difficulty conceiving and has gone through the ups and downs of infertility. You feel the frustration, anxiety, anger, depression... all the emotions that women go through. Women who have not experienced this might not get as much of a kick out of the book that I did, but it was the perfect book that I needed at that time! The ending... I hated it. I was really bummed when I read the last chapter. There had been so much excitement leading up to that point... then nothing.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Makes people traveling this path feel not so alone, April 15 2005
By RTNavyVet - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Baby Trail: A Novel (Hardcover)
I loved this book! I got it very fast and couldn't put it down after I opened it up.My husband and myself have been going through all the same things as Emma, the main character, goes through in this book. I felt like I was reading a story about myself.
I liked the book because it really hits home and points out some of the crazy things that us women hoped up on fertility drugs will do. I particuraly liked the part about having to change shirts because of the hot flashes from Clomid (this is so true!)
Although the book has a very sad ending, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who is sensitive to this issue, I very much enjoyed it, and I feel better knowing that a woman has the guts to write about a very real issue.
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