The Stork Club

by Imogen Edwards-Jones

When I was a teenager, I thought you could get pregnant from sitting in a jacuzzi. Not that I'm sure I even knew what a jacuzzi was, but I knew they were racy places where racy things happened. Men, as far as I remember, didn't even have to be there. So long as they'd been in the water in some sort of excitable state, pregnancy was inevitable - even if you kept your pants on. You see pregnancy was that easy, that dangerous and it could ruin your life.

Almost 20 years later and pregnancy could still ruin my life. Although now it is not the threat of what having a baby would do, but of not having a baby at all. I have been trying to get pregnant for two years and have not even come close to hearing the pitter-patter of tiny feet...'

So begins The Stork Club, Imogen Edwards-Jones' very personal, very moving and very funny memoir of her (and her husband's) trials and tribulations with IVF. Poked and prodded by endless doctors, pumped full of an exotic cocktail of drugs and forced to try to have sex at the most inopportune moments, Imogen pulls no punches in her account of this process. In her words, 'The fertility game is like a marathon, where you just have to keep on running. No matter how many times the finishing line is moved, no matter how increasingly heavy the going or unpleasant the terrain, you pick yourself up and, ever more determinedly, keep on going. Until one day, you pray, you might just make it...

182 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Sofia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Li este livro de uma ponta à outra do dia para a noite. É de tal forma bem escrito, inteligente e divertido, sério e comovente, que não o conseguia largar.
Talvez porque até metade do livro consegui relacionar-me com o conteúdo de uma forma muito pessoal. A outra metade, fui levada pela curiosidade de descobrir como vive a "outra metade" que consegue sair do labirinto de frustração, dor e tristeza que é a infertilidade.
Fiquei feliz com o final feliz que o livro descreve.
Para mim, um livro muito fora da caixa e que recomendo vivamente, abordando um tema muitas vezes tabu na nossa sociedade, sobretudo entre as próprias mulheres.

[Daniel Said · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very funny while being mostly sad and finally happy 😊

[Alynda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I ordered this book as I'd heard good reviews and it was what I expected; short, witty and laugh out loud funny in some places - but that laughter covered up some pretty intense emotional pain. It was a little cliche in places and quite over the top - but that's the price some women unfortunately have to pay when dealing with infertility. I was completely and utterly engrossed, and loved reading this - particularly with the happy ending, as I knew I would get.

[Lorraine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I could relate so much to this story. Each journey, each heartbreak, each stressful and anxious moment. But finally the arrival of a beautiful baby girl. This book,for me, is dedicated to your journey into this world beautiful Grace Victoria. Mummy loves you. I still don't quite understand why Imogen kept calling her hubby 'Less Attractive'!!!! Great read

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have not long finished this book and I am very impressed. It was well written and found it to be a lovely journey, Found lump in my throat at times but was hoping the writer got her happy ending. Did she you wonder? you will just have to read it to find out.

[Bookgirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adored this book. Loved her approach.
Was like having a warm cup of tea with a friend while taking about really though issues; having a cry and some laughs together.
Cannot recommend this book enough.

[Mandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was entertaining, witty & at times brought a lump to my throat. Well worth a read especially if you are going through a similar situation.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not my normal read but a friend told me to read it & am really glad I did. Found it really enjoyable, emotional, funny and everything in between.