This series chronicles the captivating life story of a woman who became an icon of her era. We follow her journey from humble beginnings to life in the spotlight of European courts. Romance, intrigue, and shifting fortunes intertwine in an engaging historical narrative. It's a tale of ambition, love, and survival in a world dominated by powerful men.
Early thirtysomething Emma decides it�s time to have the baby - but it just doesn�t happen to order. Emma goes through a funny, touching and ultimately moving journey as she struggles to accept the reality that maybe it�s never going to happen. The Baby Trail is a novel rich in texture, light and dark, and humour with a biting undercurrent.
After two years of being deafened by the ticktock of her biological clock and tormented by Mother Nature's refusal to grant her a baby, Emma Hamilton decides to go for the instant solution: finding a Russian baby in need of a home. But Emma hasn't reckoned on the route to adoption being so complicated. Between proving that she's fit to be a mother (by inventing an unblemished past and discovering an unsuspected talent for housekeeping), driving her long-suffering husband insane with madcap schemes to make them the perfect would-be parents (a few Russian verbs a night and they'll be fluent in no time), and tripping over red tape every step of the way (who knew social workers could be so terrifying?). Emma finds out that adoption is far from the easy option - and that perfection has very little to do with finding the perfect match.
From Here to Maternity, Sinéad Moriarty's third novel, is the story tells the story of Emma Hamilton who embarks on the path to adopting a baby when she and her husband can't conceive. It manages to be both hilarious and incredibly moving and is comparable to the writing of Marian Keyes in its ability to balance light and shade in a heart-warming, thoughtful and satisfying story. Just as Emma Hamilton and her husband James become parents of an eight-month-old Russian baby, Yuri, they find out that Emma is pregnant. Which is a bit of a shock since they had come to terms with not being able to have children. Emma discovers that having her dreams come true brings a whole new set of problems as she is faced with well-meaning friends and family - and not-so-well-meaning maternity Nazis - telling her how to be a mother. Only her wonderful calm long-suffering husband, a mad family that makes her look like the down-to-earth sensible one, and fantastic friends whose lives are even crazier than her own, keep Emma from losing it, and in the end she comes through with her usual mix of humour, good-natured hysteria and real heart.
Emma, James and the kids have just arrived in London. It's a big move, and Emma is uncertain it was the right choice. But with a new job, a new nanny and new neighbours to get used to, she hasn't time to worry. Yet, as James's hours grow longer and longer, and the time they spend together ever briefer, she wonders why they moved at all. The the texts arrive: flirtatious ones to him - and demeaning, dismissive ones to her. And Emma discovers he has a rival. One who James swears does not exist - yet who begins to tear her marriage apart. Emma wants to save her family from this unknown stranger. But how can she when the stranger seems to know her life and fears better than she does herself? Praise for Sinéad Moriarty 'Moriarty's characters are likeable, well developed and funny ****.' Heat 'A charming, warm and witty story about family, life and love, too . . . with well-drawn characters you can't fail to care about.' Daily Mail 'Moving, disarmingly honest, laugh-out-loud funny.' Sunday Times