A review by shirleytupperfreeman
Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic by Martha Beck

4.0

I picked this up at Target because it looked interesting and was blurbed by Anne Lamott. I gave it 4 stars because I really liked reading it - though I'm still processing to figure out what I think. Martha Beck tells the story of the 'weird' (some would say supernatural, some would say God, some would say mystery) events that surrounded her as she was expecting her second child. Adam was born with down syndrome and he has changed the lives of his multiple-Harvard-degreed parents in unimaginable ways. She's funny (and way too cynical and self-sufficient at the beginning). I've never had experiences such as she has, but as I've gotten older I'm learning to trust other's experiences for what they are -- their experiences. And mine aren't necessarily better or worse than the other's. I'd love to hear what y'all think about the book.