Life, Almost: Miscarriage, Misconceptions and a Search for Answers from the Brink of Motherhood

'Vital and heart-wrenchingly intimate' Leah Hazard'Urgent, fascinating and thought-provoking' Julia Bueno'Thoughtfully researched and beautifully written' Pippa Vosper After losing four pregnancies with no obvious cause, Jennie Agg set out to understand why miscarriage remains such a profoundly misunderstood, under-researched and under-acknowledged experience. Part-memoir, part-scientific investigation, Life, Almost documents Agg's path to motherhood and her search for answers. Tracing each tentative step of her fifth pregnancy - as her body becomes a creature she does not wish to spook - Agg dismantles the myths that we unquestioningly accept about our reproductive lives: - Why are we told miscarriage can't be prevented when half of all miscarriages are of perfectly healthy embryos? - Why is it normal not to tell anyone you're pregnant for the first three months? - Why don't we know why labour starts? Drawing on pioneering research and interviews with world-leading experts, Life, Almost is a ground-breaking book that will change how you think about miscarriage, and a moving reflection on grief and love at the edge of life as we understand it.

• | Author: Jennie Agg
• | Publisher: Penguin Group
• | Publication Date: May 06, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00320 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1804995762
• | ISBN-13: 9781804995761