Bloom: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected--A Memoir (P.S.) - Softcover

Hampton, Kelle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062045040 ISBN 13: 9780062045041

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2016

Synopsis

Bloom "In her tender and genuinely beautiful memoir, Kelle Hampton encourages us to not simply accept the unexpected circumstances of our lives, but to embrace them like the things we wished for all along."--Matthew Logelin, New York Times bestselling author of Two Kisses for MaddyBloom is an inspiring and heartfelt memoir that celebrates the beauty found in the unexpected, the strength of a mother's lo Full description

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Review:

“Bloom is one of the most emotionally stirring books I’ve ever read.... This story is a reminder that perfect, when it comes to human beings, is such a relative (and irrelevant) term...and that a mother’s love for her child is a powerful, eternal, unshakable force.” (Ree Drummond, New York Times bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks)

“Kelle Hampton...reminds us that life may not always look pretty or perfect, but it is always beautiful.... She has indeed made of her life something ‘wild and precious’ and her book, like her two beautiful girls, is a bundle of joy. I finished it reluctantly and with a full heart.” (Claire Fontaine, national bestselling author of Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back)

“In her tender and genuinely beautiful memoir, Kelle Hampton encourages us to not simply accept the unexpected circumstances of our lives, but to embrace them like the things we wished for all along.” (Matthew Logelin, New York Times bestselling author of Two Kisses for Maddy)

“A constitutionally positive person...Hampton makes a convincing argument that grief and disappointment can be transformed into compassion and joy.” (People (3 stars))

#11 New York Times Bestseller (New York Times)

A USA Today Bestseller (USA Today)

“Bloom is not only about a particular young mother working through the place of hurt ...it is about all of us.... [A] powerful meditation on loss, perspective, challenge and opportunity. Give it to anyone you know who is hurting.” (Fort Myers Florida Weekly)

“In Bloom, a searing and brave portrait of her baby’s first year, Hampton opens up about her fears...jubilation, and...‘the throbbing pain of losing what I had expected.’ Filled with personal photos from the delivery room through Nella’s first birthday, Bloom gives...new meaning to the term ‘open book.’” (BookPage)

Winner of 2012 Mom’s Choice Silver Award, Biographies & Memoirs (Mom's Choice Awards)

From the Back Cover:

There is us. Our Family. We will hold our precious gift and know that we are lucky . . .

From the outside looking in, Kelle Hampton had the perfect life: a beautiful two-year-old daughter, a loving husband, and a thriving photography career. When she learned she was pregnant with their second child, they were ecstatic. But when their new daughter was placed in her arms in the delivery room, Kelle knew instantly that something was wrong. Nella looked different than her sister, Lainey, had at birth. As her friends and family celebrated, a terrified Kelle was certain that Nella had Down syndrome—a fear her pediatrician soon confirmed. Yet gradually Kelle embraced the realization that she had been chosen to experience an extraordinary and special gift.

With lyrical prose and gorgeous photography, Bloom takes readers on a wondrous journey through Nella's first year of life—a gripping, hilarious, and intensely poignant trip of transformation in which a mother learns that perfection comes in all different shapes.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0062045040
• ISBN 13: 9780062045041
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304