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4.8 AVERAGE
4.8 AVERAGE
I absolutely loved this story of how Janine, a former professional ballerina, brought her dancer's disciplined mind to the incredibly difficult journey of her micro-preemies' birth, and the months to follow. Moving back and forth as effortlessly as a ballerina on the stage, Janine shares the challenges, fears, and pain of watching her one-pound sons in the NICU, and her disappointment over the end of her dance career earlier. That she manages to do so in a way that is both hopeful and inspiring s a testament to her skill as a writer and storyteller. Bravo!
Okay so I didn't have time to read but I opened this one and kept finding myself NEEDING to turn the page, holding my breath, and just...getting those moments of quiet when beautiful writing takes one of those turns in your head and you go, "Oh" while blinking at the words in front of you.
I was never a professional ballerina. I never had a baby in the NICU. I never gave birth to multiples. But this book just tugged at parts of me, making me able to relate to the author's emotional experiences--I mean, we all have pasts that sneak back up on us and we all have unexpected challenges in life, right? Pick this one up immediately.
I was never a professional ballerina. I never had a baby in the NICU. I never gave birth to multiples. But this book just tugged at parts of me, making me able to relate to the author's emotional experiences--I mean, we all have pasts that sneak back up on us and we all have unexpected challenges in life, right? Pick this one up immediately.
I received this book through a Good Reads Giveaway. I loved the writing and it was a very fast paced read. I really enjoyed the references to ballet and how descriptive the author was of her experience. I appreciate that the author was able to tell her inspiring story in such a way that God was not referenced repeatedly. I am not religious and tend not to read books that credit "God" with for the miracles of modern medical science.