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Waiting for the Miracle

By: Anna McPartlin
Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace, Roisin O’Neill
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Anna McPartlin's new novel is a powerful and emotional exploration of motherhood, filled with unique and unforgettable characters, as funny as it is moving and as poignant as it is wise.

2010

Caroline has hit rock bottom. After years of trying, it's clear she can't have children, and the pain has driven her and her husband apart. She isn't pregnant, her husband is gone and her beloved dog is dead.

The other women at her infertility support group have their own problems, too. Natalie's girlfriend is much less excited about having children than she is. Janet's husband might be having an affair. And then there's Ronnie, intriguing, mysterious Ronnie, who won't tell anyone her story.

1976

Catherine is 16 and pregnant. Her boyfriend wants nothing to do with her, and her parents are ashamed. When she's sent away to a convent for pregnant girls, she is desperate not to be separated from her child. But she knows she might risk losing the baby forever.

©2021 Anna McPartlin (P)2021 Bonnier Books UK Fiction Genre Fiction Tear-jerking Emotionally Gripping Inspiring Heartfelt Marriage Infertility

Critic reviews

"Beautiful, heart-wrenching and raw. A joy." (Sinéad Moriarty)

"An enthralling read with brilliant characterisation, heartbreaking plotting, and so many laughs along the way." (Liz Nugent)
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Catherine’s story was very moving and brought the suffering of those young girls and women home.

Catherine’s storyline

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I loved this book Great narration , happy and sad in equal measure but hopeful and honest

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A beautiful story with excellent performances. It’s a rollercoaster of emotion and an empathic insight into the fraught world of fertility and the shameful history of mother & baby homes.

Beautiful book

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Just captured my attention from page 1. such a real life story of mother & baby institutions in Ireland and this was set mid '70's - or at least part of it was. Really great characterisation, tragic but life affirming. Wonderful narration. Just loved it 🌼

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Loved this book from start to finish. cried hard at the end for all the young women who had such similar stories. Highly recommend.

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