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Imogen's Baby
An unforgettable short story, from the million-copy bestseller Amanda Prowse. Amanda Prowse is the author of The Coordinates Of Loss and the no.1 bestsellers Perfect Daughter, My Husband's Wife and What Have I Done? Can Imogen overcome life's challengesand have the baby she longs for? It's hard enough having a baby on your own. But for Imogen, 24 years old and blind since birth, it will be harder than most. Her journey will take her from heartache to hope and back again. But Imogen has never let blindness rule her life, and she isn't going to start now... This is a moving and gripping read inspired by a real-life story. Reviews for Amanda Prowse: 'Prowse handles her explosive subject with delicate skill... Deeply moving and inspiring' DAILY MAIL. 'Powerful and emotional family drama that packs a real punch' HEAT. 'A gut wrenching and absolutely brilliant read' IRISH SUN. 'Captivating, heartbreaking, superbly written' CLOSER. 'Very uplifting and positive, but you may still need a box (or two) of tissues' HELLO. 'An emotional, unputdownable read' RED. 'Prowse writes gritty, contemporary stories but always with an uplifting message of hope' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT.
98 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 11, 2016
About the author
Amanda Prowse
70 books2,117 followersWelcome to my Goodrerads page. If you love relatable, emotionally driven, character lead fiction that shines a light on family life and the trials and tribulations that affect us all, then you’re in the right place!
My name is Amanda Prowse, now nearly sixty, I started writing in my mid-forties. I divide my time between London where I live by the river and our farm in the West Country.
I’m passionate about the representation of women. My characters range in age from six to ninety-six and come from all walks of life.
The women in my stories face adversity head on, they grab opportunity by the handful and run towards the horizon, often doing so with a large dollop of humour.
My stories sometimes punch you in the gut with their realism but also leave you with a glimmer of hope – and the feeling that you are not alone. Tales that will make you ugly cry and laugh out loud – sometimes on the same page!
I’ve sold millions of books, translated into dozens of languages all around the world. Described by the Daily Mail as ‘The queen of family drama’ my novels have won awards, including the coveted Sainsbury's eBook of the year Award and I’ve had two books selected as World Book Night titles; 'Perfect Daughter' in 2016 and 'The Boy Between' (co-written with my son Josiah Hartley) in 2022.
I’m a huge supporter of libraries and am a proud ambassador for The Reading Agency. My ambition is to create stories that keep people from turning the bedside lamp off at night, great characters that ensure you take every step with them and tales that fill your head so you can't possibly read another book until the memory fades...
I’m a passionate advocate of ageing naturally and gratefully, and see every wrinkle, every line, every blemish on my face as a badge of honour – remembering always what a gift ageing is. This part of my wider belief that when women support women, magical things can happen.
When the time comes – this is what I’d like written on my headstone:
‘Wrote great stories, made a cracking roast potato…’ – what more could I ask for?
Praise for Amanda Prowse:
‘Amanda Prowse is “The Queen of Family Drama”’ – Daily Mail
'You'll fall in love with this...' – Cosmopolitan
'Powerful and emotional drama that packs a real punch' – Heat
‘Heartbreaking and heartwarming in equal measure’ – The Lady
'Deeply moving and emotional’ – Red
‘Amanda Prowse handles her explosive subjects with delicate skill’ – Daily Mail
‘Captivating, heartbreaking and superbly written’ – Closer
‘Amanda Prowse is the new Amanda Prowse’ – Mr Prowse
‘Uplifting and positive but you will still need a box of tissues’ – Hello!
List of Amanda Prowse works in order (oldest at top, newest at the bottom)
NOVELS
Poppy Day
What Have I Done
Clover’s Child
A Little Love
Will You Remember Me?
Christmas for One
A Mother’s Story
Perfect Daughter
The Second Chance Café (was 'The Christmas Café')
Three and a Half Heartbeats
Another Love
My Husband’s Wife
I Won’t be Home for Christmas
The Food of Love
The Idea of You
The Art of Hiding
Anna
Theo
Kitty (was ‘How to Fall in Love Again; Kitty’s Story’)
The Coordinates of Loss
The Girl in the Corner
The Things I Know
The Light in the Hallway
The Day She Came Back.
An Ordinary Life
Waiting to Begin
To Love and Be Loved
Picking Up the Pieces
All Good Things
Swimming to Lundy
This One Life
Ever After
Life as Planned
The Way Home (publishing August 2026)
Holding On Tight (publishing January 2027)
MEMOIRS
The Boy Between
Women Like Us
NOVELLAS
The Game
Something Quite Beautiful
A Christmas Wish
The Ten Pound Ticket
Imogen's Baby
Miss Potterton's Birthday Tea
Mr Portobello's Morning Paper
I Wish…
A Whole Heap of Wishes
A Wish for Forgiveness
Fifteen Minutes
COMPILATION OF FIRST SEVEN NOVELLAS
Something Quite Beautiful
Notes on Books.
All books are standalone stories, but some do share characters who pop up for cameo appeara
My name is Amanda Prowse, now nearly sixty, I started writing in my mid-forties. I divide my time between London where I live by the river and our farm in the West Country.
I’m passionate about the representation of women. My characters range in age from six to ninety-six and come from all walks of life.
The women in my stories face adversity head on, they grab opportunity by the handful and run towards the horizon, often doing so with a large dollop of humour.
My stories sometimes punch you in the gut with their realism but also leave you with a glimmer of hope – and the feeling that you are not alone. Tales that will make you ugly cry and laugh out loud – sometimes on the same page!
I’ve sold millions of books, translated into dozens of languages all around the world. Described by the Daily Mail as ‘The queen of family drama’ my novels have won awards, including the coveted Sainsbury's eBook of the year Award and I’ve had two books selected as World Book Night titles; 'Perfect Daughter' in 2016 and 'The Boy Between' (co-written with my son Josiah Hartley) in 2022.
I’m a huge supporter of libraries and am a proud ambassador for The Reading Agency. My ambition is to create stories that keep people from turning the bedside lamp off at night, great characters that ensure you take every step with them and tales that fill your head so you can't possibly read another book until the memory fades...
I’m a passionate advocate of ageing naturally and gratefully, and see every wrinkle, every line, every blemish on my face as a badge of honour – remembering always what a gift ageing is. This part of my wider belief that when women support women, magical things can happen.
When the time comes – this is what I’d like written on my headstone:
‘Wrote great stories, made a cracking roast potato…’ – what more could I ask for?
Praise for Amanda Prowse:
‘Amanda Prowse is “The Queen of Family Drama”’ – Daily Mail
'You'll fall in love with this...' – Cosmopolitan
'Powerful and emotional drama that packs a real punch' – Heat
‘Heartbreaking and heartwarming in equal measure’ – The Lady
'Deeply moving and emotional’ – Red
‘Amanda Prowse handles her explosive subjects with delicate skill’ – Daily Mail
‘Captivating, heartbreaking and superbly written’ – Closer
‘Amanda Prowse is the new Amanda Prowse’ – Mr Prowse
‘Uplifting and positive but you will still need a box of tissues’ – Hello!
List of Amanda Prowse works in order (oldest at top, newest at the bottom)
NOVELS
Poppy Day
What Have I Done
Clover’s Child
A Little Love
Will You Remember Me?
Christmas for One
A Mother’s Story
Perfect Daughter
The Second Chance Café (was 'The Christmas Café')
Three and a Half Heartbeats
Another Love
My Husband’s Wife
I Won’t be Home for Christmas
The Food of Love
The Idea of You
The Art of Hiding
Anna
Theo
Kitty (was ‘How to Fall in Love Again; Kitty’s Story’)
The Coordinates of Loss
The Girl in the Corner
The Things I Know
The Light in the Hallway
The Day She Came Back.
An Ordinary Life
Waiting to Begin
To Love and Be Loved
Picking Up the Pieces
All Good Things
Swimming to Lundy
This One Life
Ever After
Life as Planned
The Way Home (publishing August 2026)
Holding On Tight (publishing January 2027)
MEMOIRS
The Boy Between
Women Like Us
NOVELLAS
The Game
Something Quite Beautiful
A Christmas Wish
The Ten Pound Ticket
Imogen's Baby
Miss Potterton's Birthday Tea
Mr Portobello's Morning Paper
I Wish…
A Whole Heap of Wishes
A Wish for Forgiveness
Fifteen Minutes
COMPILATION OF FIRST SEVEN NOVELLAS
Something Quite Beautiful
Notes on Books.
All books are standalone stories, but some do share characters who pop up for cameo appeara
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July 8, 2025
Imogen’s Baby is a tender and emotionally honest story that showcases Amanda Prowse’s signature style — warm, heartfelt, and deeply human. This book gently explores the joys and sorrows of motherhood, identity, and personal resilience in a way that’s both relatable and moving.
Imogen is a well-drawn character whose inner world is complex and believable. Her journey is filled with moments of vulnerability and strength, and I found myself rooting for her throughout. Prowse excels at depicting real-life struggles without ever becoming overly sentimental, and her prose flows with quiet grace.
The emotional weight of the story really resonated, though at times the pacing was a little slow. Some sections could have been tighter to keep the momentum going, but overall the depth of feeling and character development more than made up for it.
What I especially admired was how Prowse captured those small, often unspoken thoughts that many women experience — the doubts, hopes, fears, and love that come with new beginnings. It’s a story about growth, healing, and finding peace in unexpected places.
A beautiful, reflective read that stays with you long after the final page. Fans of thoughtful, character-driven fiction will definitely find something special here.
Imogen is a well-drawn character whose inner world is complex and believable. Her journey is filled with moments of vulnerability and strength, and I found myself rooting for her throughout. Prowse excels at depicting real-life struggles without ever becoming overly sentimental, and her prose flows with quiet grace.
The emotional weight of the story really resonated, though at times the pacing was a little slow. Some sections could have been tighter to keep the momentum going, but overall the depth of feeling and character development more than made up for it.
What I especially admired was how Prowse captured those small, often unspoken thoughts that many women experience — the doubts, hopes, fears, and love that come with new beginnings. It’s a story about growth, healing, and finding peace in unexpected places.
A beautiful, reflective read that stays with you long after the final page. Fans of thoughtful, character-driven fiction will definitely find something special here.
December 31, 2017
A lovely thought provoking short story, focused around Imogen who has been deaf since birth and how she strives to live a 'normal' life and have her own family.
I loved Imogen from the off a bubbly fun character who knows her own mind. This was a fantastic short read that I would throughly recommend.
I loved Imogen from the off a bubbly fun character who knows her own mind. This was a fantastic short read that I would throughly recommend.
February 20, 2016
A moving story of how a girl who is blind from birth over comes the hurdles to become a Mum.
December 26, 2019
Lovely and heart warming
Can Imogen overcome life’s challenges and have the baby she longs for? It’s hard enough having a baby on your own. But for Imogen, 24 years old and blind since birth, it will be harder than most. Her journey will take her from heartache to hope and back again. But Imogen has never let blindness rule her life, and she isn’t going to start now...
Inspired by a real-life story, this is a moving and gripping read from number 1 bestseller Amanda Prowse.
This is one of 6 short stories written by Amanda. I couldn't put the book down. I loved every moment and the descriptions and creativity in this story are fantastic!
Can Imogen overcome life’s challenges and have the baby she longs for? It’s hard enough having a baby on your own. But for Imogen, 24 years old and blind since birth, it will be harder than most. Her journey will take her from heartache to hope and back again. But Imogen has never let blindness rule her life, and she isn’t going to start now...
Inspired by a real-life story, this is a moving and gripping read from number 1 bestseller Amanda Prowse.
This is one of 6 short stories written by Amanda. I couldn't put the book down. I loved every moment and the descriptions and creativity in this story are fantastic!
December 28, 2019
"Can Imogen overcome life's challenges and have the baby she longs for?
It's hard enough having a baby on your own. But for Imogen, 24 years old and blind since birth, it will be harder than most.
Her journey will take her from heartache to hope and back again. But Imogen has never let blindness rule her life, and she isn't going to start now."
This short story became an ever more powerful and inspirational read once I realised it was based on a real-life story about Imogen who although blind believes that the world is the colour of laughing and happy! What a wonderful way to live, believing the world to be like that. The story is absolutely gripping and I was rooting for Imogen all the way through the book urging her on to her dream (as if she needed any help from me, she was a fighter on her own) and felt her pain, disappointment, anxiety and happiness flood through the pages. Meeting Owen was everything she needed and deserved, and the way he described everything so perfectly to her so that she could visualise a painting, or a flower was beautiful. Another lovely afternoon treat from Amanda Prowse.
It's hard enough having a baby on your own. But for Imogen, 24 years old and blind since birth, it will be harder than most.
Her journey will take her from heartache to hope and back again. But Imogen has never let blindness rule her life, and she isn't going to start now."
This short story became an ever more powerful and inspirational read once I realised it was based on a real-life story about Imogen who although blind believes that the world is the colour of laughing and happy! What a wonderful way to live, believing the world to be like that. The story is absolutely gripping and I was rooting for Imogen all the way through the book urging her on to her dream (as if she needed any help from me, she was a fighter on her own) and felt her pain, disappointment, anxiety and happiness flood through the pages. Meeting Owen was everything she needed and deserved, and the way he described everything so perfectly to her so that she could visualise a painting, or a flower was beautiful. Another lovely afternoon treat from Amanda Prowse.
July 8, 2019
I decided to listen to this book on audible. I knew that the story was about a young blind lady and I wanted to experience the story as she would have told it. It’s incredibly powerful and moving. The descriptions in the flower market and the way that she “sees colours” is breathtaking. It has helped me to understand how to describe things to a blind person, what not to say or what to avoid. The story itself is great, I found it was over a little too fast and I was left wanting to know more about Imogen and her family.
November 13, 2022
Pleasant read on a cold wet afternoon, or anytime.
Mrs Prowse has a magical way with descriptive words. This short story grabbed my imagination from the first page and kept my attention throughout. Her characters are people I want to know. She causes me to want to go where they are, move in next door, and get swallowed up in their lives. It's like living their lives with them. I highly recommend this book to those of you looking for characters with courage and the determination to overcome life's obstacles.
Mrs Prowse has a magical way with descriptive words. This short story grabbed my imagination from the first page and kept my attention throughout. Her characters are people I want to know. She causes me to want to go where they are, move in next door, and get swallowed up in their lives. It's like living their lives with them. I highly recommend this book to those of you looking for characters with courage and the determination to overcome life's obstacles.
August 25, 2020
This was interesting and I enjoyed it but I felt it ended quite quickly as I expected it to continue into after the birth, even if they jumped forward and did 1 or 2 chapters of 6 months later that would have been good.
July 28, 2021
Lovely
A moving sweet yet powerful story that makes you think about what is important in life, for each of us has unique aspirations and dreams and they are all important and worth pursuing.
A moving sweet yet powerful story that makes you think about what is important in life, for each of us has unique aspirations and dreams and they are all important and worth pursuing.
July 6, 2017
Nicely written short story leaves you wanting more
August 26, 2017
Lovely story.
Loved this book glad Owen returned. a story to remind people nothing is impossible in life and you shouldnt let a disability stop u.
Loved this book glad Owen returned. a story to remind people nothing is impossible in life and you shouldnt let a disability stop u.
December 9, 2017
Excellent
Read this book in a couple of days cos I couldn't put it down , loved reading about Imogen and her courage
Read this book in a couple of days cos I couldn't put it down , loved reading about Imogen and her courage
July 11, 2018
A moving short story about a girl who is blind and how she deals with this and the stigma behind this especially when all she wants is a baby.
May 27, 2020
This was a beautiful short story that was very heartwarming and was also written about a sensitive topic in a very heartfelt and sensitive way.
June 19, 2020
Another emotional short story from Amanda! Gorgeous!
May 10, 2025
A great little story about the challenges of being visually impaired and becoming a parent.
February 11, 2016
This was the most incredible sweet, heart-warming short story that you will read. Amanda Prowse has a wonderful gift in drawing readers into her stories with compelling storylines and gifted storytelling. And this recent offering is no exception as I was immediately swept into the lives and struggles of Isla and then her daughter Imogen. But most of all this wonderful short story is one of hope, and is a testament that whatever struggles and difficulties that we might face personally, it doesn't have to interfere with our dreams if only we are brave and take a leap of faith
July 21, 2021
I loved this book and read it in one go which I never do.
Amanda Prowse is so descriptive and compassionate in her writing and I just want to continue to read more of her stories. She is my current favourite author
Thank you Amanda
Amanda Prowse is so descriptive and compassionate in her writing and I just want to continue to read more of her stories. She is my current favourite author
Thank you Amanda
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January 24, 2016Loved Amanda Prowse's style of writing.
Really enjoyed Imogen's Baby, beautifully written and can't wait to read Amanda's next book.
Really enjoyed Imogen's Baby, beautifully written and can't wait to read Amanda's next book.
March 12, 2016
Wish it had been longer..
Good read once again..love Amanda prowse books. Just wish it had been longer. Can't wait for her next book to come out
Good read once again..love Amanda prowse books. Just wish it had been longer. Can't wait for her next book to come out
April 13, 2016
such a moving short story showing that people can over come anything life throws at them and things always happen when they are least expected
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June 16, 2016awesome story about one girl overcoming the odds x
June 25, 2016
A beautifully crafted, heart-warming novella that is simply exquisite. Not that I expect anything less from the lovely Ms. Prowse.
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