This is a review of the book 'From here to maternity' by Sinead Morarty, the third book in a series following a couple called Emma and James and their journey to start a family. In the third book, their addoption of a Russian baby Yuri is completed whilst Emma discovers she is pregnanty too. I love a happy ending! I loved the whole series of Sinead Moriary's books so for me the third book gave the happy ending that perhaps were not fulfilled in books one and two. Great detail The detail about adoption, trying to conceive and strain it puts on Emma and James' relationship is so realistic you feel like youn know this young couple. Emma's ...  Read the complete review

If you haven't read my previous review, then maybe stop reading now and divert to the review on "The Baby Trail". From Here to Maternity is actually the 3rd book in the series written by Sinead Moriarty it tells the story of Emma and James couple in their mid thirties and their quest for parenthood. In the final book of the trilogy we discover that Emma is finally pregnant and also about to adopt a young 8 month old boy from Russia called Yuri. Emma simply can't believe her luck she has wanted for so long to become a mother and it all comes at once and her husband James is equally excited about the future. As a married woman myself, ...  Read the complete review

~~~ Synopsis ~~~ After many years of trying to conceive, Emma and James Hamilton have just been given the go-ahead to adopt a ten month old boy from Russia. Then Emma finds out she is pregnant. This book follows their journey from collecting their son, Yuri, from a Russian orphanage to welcoming their other new baby into their lives. Being a new mum myself, I was expecting to really enjoy this book yet instead I found it average but endearingly so. There are two other main stories in the book. The first involves Emma's best friend Lucy and her broody new husband Donal. The second revolves around Emma's sister Babs whose attempts to make it as a ...  Read the complete review

I had already read 'The Baby trail' and 'Perfect Match' by Sinead Moriarty where she tells of James and Emma Hamilton's quest to start a family. In those two books they go through unsuccessful fertility treatment and then the lengthy process of trying to adopt a child. In this third book - From Here to Maternity - we find them with their newly adopted son Yuri, and also discover that now she has given up trying, Emma is actually pregnant! Having enjoyed the other two books very much, I was very keen to read this one although I also had a worrying niggle that, like many sequels, it would not live up to my expectations. In fact could this be one book too many about this ...  Read the complete review