This was a heart wrenching read. The author Kathy Evans uses her writing as a tool for venting her grief, anger and joy about giving birth to a little girl with Downs Syndrome. Her grief was for the child she didn’t get. Her anger was about the medical profession, family and friends who refused to see her child as an individual, rather she was described as a downs baby. Her joy was the overwhelming love she felt for Caoimhe whenever she looked into her beautiful face.
This is really about one woman’s struggle to come to terms with a much unexpected twist in her life. As a reader you felt very voyeuristic reading such raw emotion. It was almost too much to bear, yet I couldn’t put it down. I wanted love to conquer all. I think we will have to wait for the sequel to see if it does.
The book does give a great insight into the types of prejudice and stereotypes, a family with a child who has a disability, would have to deal with. It really makes you think.
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