Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic (Audiobook)

from BookConcierge

The subtitle of this memoir is: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic. John and Martha Beck were both working on their Ph.Ds at Harvard when they conceived their second child. Martha suffered severe nausea throughout the pregnancy, as she had with the couple's first child, and the pr...

from SeriousGrace

I love it when overly intellectual people have to rely on unscientific phenomenons like faith and hope and magic. I think being able to let go of factual reasoning and open our minds to blind trust stretches our narrow minded boundaries a little wider. Beck speaks to having a premonition before h...

from AmeKole

I really enjoyed this memoir. I liked her writing style and the way she really brings you into her head. The journey she undergoes is fascinating and is both believable and unbelievable at the same time. She explores the metaphysical aspect of her experience and describes it all in a truly unique...

from ElizabethBevins

I highly recommend this touching memoir of a woman and her decision to keep a child that is less than perfect. I appreciate the view from her background and environment. Insightful and thought provoking. This book will tear at your heart in a most profound way. A must read!

from Eye_Gee

What a great book! It is a memoire that can be enjoyed on a few levels, and I enjoyed it on all of them. The author, Martha Beck, writes about the birth of her second child, conceived when she and her husband were both pursuing fast track, combined Masters/Phd programs at Harvard. Pregnancy bring...