On the morning of 17th July 2009, proud first-time dad Matt Cunningham and his wife Alison have their world torn apart by the kind of news every parent dreads: their beloved eight-week old daughter will not live to see her first birthday. As disbelief and shock give way to unrelenting pressure, everything they hold dear comes under challenge: a marriage of barely two years, the bonds of family and friendship, their self perception, even their scraps of faith. As the inevitable approaches, will the redemptive power of love be enough to see them through?
Written from the father’s point of view and peppered with dark humour, this beautiful heart-rending memoir, part love story, part cry of pain, lays bare what it really feels like to love against the clock, to be a dad, a husband, a man out of his depth in the ultimate family crisis.
Written from the father’s point of view and peppered with dark humour, this beautiful heart-rending memoir, part love story, part cry of pain, lays bare what it really feels like to love against the clock, to be a dad, a husband, a man out of his depth in the ultimate family crisis.
