From Here to Maternity

Just as Emma Hamilton and her husband James become parents of an eight-month-old Russian baby, Yuri, they find out that Emma is pregnant. Which is a bit of a shock since they had come to terms with not being able to have children. This title tells her story as she embarks on the path to adopting a baby when she and her husband can't conceive. Delicious, funny and touching, From Here to Maternity is Sinéad Moriarty's final installment of Emma Hamilton's struggles to become a mother. 'Brilliantly eccentric and utterly charming - we love this!' OK Magazine From Here to Maternity tells the story of Emma Hamilton who embarks on the path to adopting a baby when she and her husband can't conceive. Just as Emma Hamilton and her husband James become parents of an eight-month-old Russian baby, Yuri, they find out that Emma is pregnant. Which is a bit of a shock since they had come to terms with not being able to have children. Emma discovers that having her dreams come true brings a whole new set of problems as she is faced with well-meaning friends and family - and not-so-well-meaning maternity Nazis - telling her how to be a mother. Only her wonderful calm long-suffering husband, a mad family that makes her look like the down-to-earth sensible one, and fantastic friends whose lives are even crazier than her own, keep Emma from losing it. 'Enjoyable and endearing' Closer '[Moriarty has] an unexpected flair for side-splitting humour and fun' Evening Herald