Review:
I knew, going into this, that Little and Long had both experienced late-term pregnancy loss, so I was expecting this to be an exhausting, grief-filled read. Although there were definitely some horrible/sad stories here, this wasn't nearly as exhausting of a read as I expected, in part due to the authors' flashes of dark humor.
The book started with a look at how pregnancy loss would have been viewed by earlier generations, particular prior to the existence of easily obtainable pregnancy tests and prenatal ultrasounds. Then the authors looked at the many circumstances that could lead to pregnancy loss, the legal complications surrounding pregnancy loss, and the ways in which people who have been through pregnancy loss have processed their experiences.
I don't really feel qualified to write a lengthier review for this, so I'll just say that, for all the humor in this, the anger and frustration was still palpable.
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