Peggy D. (atleast10hats) reviewed Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic on + 222 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 9
I couldn't put the book down. Utterly fascinating and completely enchanting. Martha Beck is an unbelievably good writer. My "kids" are ages 22 to 32 - so I have long since given up reading expectant mother memoirs....but this one grabbed me and wouldn't let go. I was sorry to get to the end. Highly recommended.
Lori M. (azmom23) - reviewed Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic on + 4 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
This book was given to me when I was pregnant and it was one of the best ones I have read! The transformation that they go through is wonderful and they come to realize that "handicap" is not descriptive of most special needs people. It makes you think about what is important and valued. I love this book!
Sarah W. reviewed Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
A personal account from a Harvard-educated woman as she becomes a mother to a son with Down Syndrome...while she and her husband are caught up in the academia and intellectual elitism of Harvard. Her writing also enters a spiritual realm, as she experiences the presence of angels during her pregnancy and following Adam's birth. Beck's experiences bring a fresh perspective to welcoming and raising a child with a syndrome.
Terri E. (stocktonmalonefan) - reviewed Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic on + 58 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This is by far one of the most beautiful and inspiring books I have read in a very long time. If you are open to believing in miracles and the possibility of unseen guides--you will be uplifted by Martha Becks words. I found that the book reinforced what I have come to believe in. That we all have helpers (unseen spirits) available to us whether we see them or not. That there is meaning in this life and that we are here for a reason--and it ain't to be the best professor at Harvard who believes success is measured in his published articles and scholarly achievements rather than in human relationships and reaching out to individual souls. A beautiful, beautiful story. This one is going on my shelf to keep.
Christie G. (dreambeliever) reviewed Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic on + 56 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This book will make you laugh, and cry and make you believe in a power greater than ourselves! Wonderful book!!!
