Life, Almost

Miscarriage, Misconceptions and a Search for Answers from the Brink of Motherhood

De: Jennie Agg

Narrado por: Jennie Agg

Brought to you by Penguin.

After losing four pregnancies with no obvious cause, Jennie Agg set out to understand why miscarriage remains such a profoundly misunderstood, under-researched and under-acknowledged experience.

Part-memoir, part-scientific investigation, Life, Almost documents Agg's path to motherhood and her search for answers. Tracing each tentative step of her fifth pregnancy—as her body becomes a creature she does not wish to spook—Agg dismantles the myths that we unquestioningly accept about our reproductive lives:

· Why are we told miscarriage can't be prevented when half of all miscarriages are of perfectly healthy embryos?

· Why is it normal not to tell anyone you're pregnant for the first three months?

· Why don't we know why labour starts?

Drawing on pioneering research and interviews with world-leading experts, Life, Almost is a ground-breaking book that will change how you think about miscarriage, and a moving reflection on grief and love at the edge of life as we understand it.

©2023 Jennie Agg (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Vital and heart-wrenchingly intimate, this is the miscarriage manifesto we need." (Leah Hazard, bestselling author of Hard Pushed)

"Beautiful, powerful and important... Essential reading for anyone who lives in a world where miscarriage happens - a book for us all." (Georgina Lucas, author of If Not for You)

"An urgent, fascinating and thought-provoking book that should pioneer new conversations." (Julia Bueno, author of The Brink of Being)

Beautifully written

Empathetic, hopeful yet realistic, and everything I needed to read after going through my own loss