Margo Kerber has endured difficult years battling infertility while trying to sustain her good marriage and satisfying career. When a seemingly miraculous pregnancy ends in a late miscarriage, Margo is devastated. For a time, the unshakable yet false belief that she is pregnant again provides relief from all-consuming grief. When her fantasy inevitably clashes with reality, Margo falls into a deep depression requiring admission to a psychiatric unit. Uncertain if the sometimes chaotic environment there is helping or making her worse, she seizes an opportunity to flee. Alone on the city streets, new fantasies propel her to commit a crime with devastating consequences for herself and others.
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[The dream was always the same - a flood of babies dribbling out of her mouth, dozens, tumbling head over heels]***
(@shewritespress, 3 May 2016, 401 pages, ebook, #popsugarreadingchallenge 2020, a medical thriller, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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I feel exhausted after reading this book; physically, mentally and emotionally drained. First off, this is an incredible book. I felt so connected to Margo. I felt her pain, regret and even her anger. I don't have kids and I don't want to be a mother but that doesn't mean I can't understand what Margo goes through. The author does such a brilliant job of putting flesh on her bones. She goes through so much and just when she starts to recover from one trauma the world pulls the rug out from under her feet again. My heart wept for her. I sobbed almost constantly reading the last 40% or so. I'm impressed with the tender way the author tackles such emotive subjects. This is an incredible book.
