Stranger in a strange land

An Innocent, A Broad by Ann Leary

It was supposed to be a weekend trip to London so her husband could perform for a British television show. What was to be only two short, fun nights across the Atlantic turned into five months of worry when she went into premature labor. 


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In this poignant memoir, Ann Leary, wife of actor and comedian Denis Leary, recounts the birth of their first child in a story that will have the reader crying from laughter. The ordeal of having a premature child would be harrowing enough even without the added stress of having that child in a foreign country, far from family and friends. However, while the events are often worrisome, the story is told in a way that puts the reader in the passenger seat for a surprisingly humorous ride. While highlighting the trials and tribulations of a being a first-time mother and a stranger in a strange land, the story is told with a tongue in cheek approach to life, without making light of the seriousness of the situation.

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No pictures. I think it should be a requirement for all biographies and memoirs that they include photographs or other pictures.