{"product_id":"9781804995761-life-almost","title":"Life, Almost","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiscarriage, misconceptions and a search for answers from the brink of motherhood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vital and heart-wrenchingly intimate' \u003c\/b\u003eLeah Hazard\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eUrgent, fascinating and thought-provoking' \u003c\/b\u003eJulia Bueno\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThoughtfully researched and beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e' Pippa Vosper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart-memoir, part-scientific investigation,\u003ci\u003e Life, Almost \u003c\/i\u003edocuments 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:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e· \u003ci\u003eWhy are we told miscarriage can't be prevented when half of all miscarriages are of perfectly healthy embryos?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e· \u003ci\u003eWhy is it normal not to tell anyone you're pregnant for the first three months? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e· \u003ci\u003eWhy don't we know why labour starts? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on pioneering research and interviews with world-leading experts, \u003ci\u003eLife, Almost \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41683876020321,"sku":"9781804995761","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28669085.jpg?v=1722784502","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804995761-life-almost","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}