Book Description
After a health scare, Brighton-based Lou is forced to confront the fact that her time to have a baby is running out. She can’t imagine a future without children, but her partner doesn’t seem to feel the same way, and she’s not sure whether she could go it alone. Meanwhile, up in Yorkshire, Cath is longing to start a family with her husband, Rich. No one would be happier to have a child than Rich, but Cath is infertile. Could these strangers help one another out? Combining Sarah Rayner’s deft exploration of raw emotions with the joy and resilience of friendship, The Two Week Wait is a memorable, moving page-turner about two very different women, each yearning to create a family of her own.

I thought this book was excellent, and it really made me realise what the whole experience of IVF must be like for someone, and how hard it is not to become obsessive about it, because you want it SO much. Interesting, enlightening, well written, and it kind of follows on from a previous book called "One Moment, One Morning", which was also good, and dealt with grief after a sudden and unexpected death. Highly recommended read, both of them, but I think this one had the edge...

Given to Martha at Salcey today. Enjoy!