“A wonderful book, funny unbelievably tender, and smart. It
shimmers.”--Anne Lamott
Includes an all-new afterword about Adam.
John and Martha Beck had two Harvard degrees apiece when they
conceived their second child. Further graduate studies, budding
careers, and a growing family meant major stress--not that they'd
have admitted it to anyone (or themselves). As the pregnancy
progressed, Martha battled constant nausea and dehydration. And
when she learned her unborn son had Down syndrome, she battled
nearly everyone over her decision to continue the pregnancy. She
still cannot explain many of the things that happened to her while
she was expecting Adam, but by the time he was born, Martha, as she
puts it, "had to unlearn virtually everything Harvard taught [her]
about what is precious and what is garbage."