From Here to Maternity" Sinead Moriarty's third novel tells the story of Emma Hamilton who embarks on the path to adopting a baby when she & her husband can't conceive. It manages to be both hilarious & incredibly moving & is comparable to the writing of Marian Keyes in its ability to balance light & shade in a heart-warming thoughtful & satisfying story. Just as Emma Hamilton & 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 & family
- & 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 & fantastic friends whose lives are even crazier than her own keep Emma from losing it & in the end she comes through with her usual mix of humour good-natured hysteria & real heart. Sinead Moriarty's novels have sold over half a million copies in Ireland & the UK & she is a four times nominee for the popular fiction Irish Book Award. She has won over readers & critics telling stories that are funny humane moving & relevant to modern women. " From Here to Maternity" is a follow-up to " The Baby Trail" & "A Perfect Match" but it also stands on its own as a complete story. Sinead 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 & My Sisters" & " This Child of Mine"."