Marnie and Taz are busy lovingly restoring a fixer-upper that they hoped to fill with children, when they discover they are pregnant! Marnie is sure it is a girl. When she goes into labor, they grow excited at the prospect of their growing family and the start of their big plans for the perfect life together. Marnie was right, and the baby is a girl. But she dies giving birth to their daughter, changing forever the wonderful plans they had made. Taz wonders how he will go on. How does he live without the love of his life? How does he care for his newborn on his own? Everything has changed overnight.

This wonderful story by Pete Fromm chronicles the days before the birth of Midge and the year and a half after. It is populated with realistic characters who struggle to make a life, day by day, one moment at a time. As the characters struggle to find what makes a happy life of contentment, the reader, too, examines what is important to a wonderful life. It also makes the reader consider what it would be like with such a loss. But life does go on, and people must find a way.

This is a beautifully and tenderly written book with unforgettable images. I loved every second of this one!

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. ( )