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A review by bethadele
Peace, Love and Khaki Socks by Kim Lock
4.0
Kim Lock has delivered an exquisite debut novel with Peace, Love and Khaki Socks.
Amy Silva has always done things her own way. Never one for ambling down the well worn paths of conformity by those around her, she's the woman in the hemp skirt, bare foot, following a small trail that will lead her, well, who knows where and that's just the way she likes it. With commitment issues surrounding a big new contract that locks her into semi-permanent employment, (not an easy thing for a dedicated freelancer) imagine her surprise when she discovers she's pregnant! Motherhood is a life long commitment right?
Thrust into a world of modern medical management, faced with an often absent partner (such is the life of an ADF WAG), a family thousands of miles from the house she calls home (for now) on the RAAF base in Darwin, Amy is understandably a little on the edge. Not content with being bullied by an arrogant obstetrician, Amy seeks something, anything, that will help her accept this surprise baby and embrace motherhood.
When Amy decides to talk to a midwife about having a home birth, her world is tipped even further into chaos. Her best friend is avoiding her, her partner- unable to reconcile his fears with a home birth seems to emotionally abandon her, things fall apart at work, she's spending more time in the bathroom than a man with a bowel disorder and to top it all off, there's a tropical cyclone coming right at her.
Amy's story is about family, friendship, love, grief, compassion, individuality, fear, freedom from fear, empowerment and the feminine mystique. You will laugh, cry, rage and triumph as Lock takes you by the hand and draws you into Amy's world. A wonderful journey of life's little twists and turns that will stay with you long after you close the book.
Amy Silva has always done things her own way. Never one for ambling down the well worn paths of conformity by those around her, she's the woman in the hemp skirt, bare foot, following a small trail that will lead her, well, who knows where and that's just the way she likes it. With commitment issues surrounding a big new contract that locks her into semi-permanent employment, (not an easy thing for a dedicated freelancer) imagine her surprise when she discovers she's pregnant! Motherhood is a life long commitment right?
Thrust into a world of modern medical management, faced with an often absent partner (such is the life of an ADF WAG), a family thousands of miles from the house she calls home (for now) on the RAAF base in Darwin, Amy is understandably a little on the edge. Not content with being bullied by an arrogant obstetrician, Amy seeks something, anything, that will help her accept this surprise baby and embrace motherhood.
When Amy decides to talk to a midwife about having a home birth, her world is tipped even further into chaos. Her best friend is avoiding her, her partner- unable to reconcile his fears with a home birth seems to emotionally abandon her, things fall apart at work, she's spending more time in the bathroom than a man with a bowel disorder and to top it all off, there's a tropical cyclone coming right at her.
Amy's story is about family, friendship, love, grief, compassion, individuality, fear, freedom from fear, empowerment and the feminine mystique. You will laugh, cry, rage and triumph as Lock takes you by the hand and draws you into Amy's world. A wonderful journey of life's little twists and turns that will stay with you long after you close the book.