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About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope

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This anthology is a powerful read for all women, those who have experienced miscarriage themselves and for those who have not. It is a celebration of women, their strength, and their common experience. Having suffered two miscarriages myself, this was the first time I have read something that put so many of my feelings into words and validated them for me. In an experience that can often make you feel all too alone, this book can help you to realize that you are not. Thank you for writing so beautifully on such an important topic.

About What Was Lost begins a discussion that is long overdue. So many women suffer in silence after a miscarriage...How wonderful that we can now turn to the pages of Jessica's anthology for much needed support. These stories a varied and provide different perspectives but all speak to the sacredness of womanhood. Excellent!

I am thoroughly enchanted with this book. Every single story teller has made unique choices, has a unique perspective on the topic, and really has a handle on life. Very strong women authors in here, no fluff.

I wish there was a sequel to this one, perhaps one where more women chose not to have more kids or to stop trying. The only thing that got to me a little was how many of the authors chose to go on and try again.

This book is ideal for couples working through the pain of miscarriage loss. It is a collection of essays written by published authors who have experienced preganancy loss first hand. Healing begins by the sharing of memories and stories. A well-written book!

bought this for my friend who had suffered a miscarriage - many of the stories she could relate to - some of course were not applicable but the table of contents does a good job of detailing out the purpose of each story - my friend commented that it helped her feel not alone - there are others out there going through what she is

Pregnancy loss is unbelievably painful, and no two losses are exactly alike. This book helped me through my grieving process and I suspect it has the potential to help many others. Whether you are in the mist of your own grief, or are trying to understand someone else going through it, this book provides vast insight and hope.

this book helped me so much after the loss of my son. i would recommend it to anyone.

I lost my first child at 10weeks 3 days just about 2 months ago. I have bought at least 10 different books now on the topic of pregnancy loss and found this one to be the only one that I just couldn't relate to at all. There was too much talk of abortion in the book. I fought for my baby every step of the way and just don't feel like the topic of abortion has its place at all in a book on pregnancy loss. I can't completely explain what it was about this book that upset me so much other than the abortion topic being brought up every time I turned the page. Now I did only read half the book so I admit by review may not be very reliable. It just felt to me like most of the writers were trying to diminish the fact that miscarried babies are still babies and we grieve just the same as if we'd lost our 2 year old. It just seemed like all the women that I read about got over their losses very quickly and I don't think that is the case 9 times out of 10. I came out feeling worse every time I picked up this book so I finally put it down for good. Maybe it gets better later on.

As for a book I do recommend (and one that I felt I could relate to every single woman in the book) was called Miscarriage: Women Sharing from the Heart by Allen and Marks.

20 different sharings on miscarriage. Some had successful pregnancies and some didn't. Some women made the difficult decision to abort their pregnancy.

Excellent variety of lifestyles and personal sharings.