Bringing in Finn, Sara Connell
Bringing in Finn, Sara Connell
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Bringing in Finn
An Extraordinary Surrogacy Story

Author: Sara Connell

Narrator: Sara Connell

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/28/2012

Synopsis

Sara Casey Connell and her mother hadn't been particularly close for a long time. But when Connell lost a third pregnancy after years of fertility treatments and one late-term stillbirth of twins, her mother offered to be a surrogate for her child—and Connell and her husband accepted. Two years later, Finnean Lee Connell—a healthy baby boy—was born.

Bringing in Finn is the remarkable story of one woman's hard-fought, and often painful, journey to motherhood. In this achingly honest memoir, Connell recounts the tragedy and heartbreak of losing twin sons twenty-seven weeks into pregnancy; the process of opening her heart and mind to the idea of her 61-year-old mother carrying her child for her; and the profound bond that blossomed between the two of them as a result of their unique experience together. Moving, inspiring, and ultimately triumphant, Bringing in Finn is an extraordinary story of despair and hope, forgiveness and redemption, and the discovery that when it comes to unconditional love, there are no limits to what can be achieved.

About Sara Connell

Sara Connell is an author, speaker, and life coach who specializes in women's health and empowerment. Sara began her career in London, where she studied and trained with some of the UK's leading coaches and healers. She managed a team of therapists at The Organic Pharmacy and led workshops on women's health and healing. She also worked as a columnist for inBalance magazine, and her first CD, Calm, was released in 2007. In 2009, Sara began hosting her Internet radio show: Being Woman: A Journey and Experience, which airs monthly. She has appeared frequently in the media, including as a regular sexuality/relationship/lifestyle expert for FOX News Chicago. Sara currently lives in Chicago, where she has a private women's practice, teaches classes and workshops, and leads retreats both locally and around the world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Doreen on August 12, 2012

Incredibly moving tale of a 61-year old mother who offers to carry the child of her daughter and son-in-law, who've had great difficulty carrying a pregnancy to term. I sympathized very much with Sara Connell: my own relationship with my mom was fairly distant, and it did improve vastly after the bi......more

Goodreads review by Sandybfl on March 28, 2021

I remember hearing about this surrogacy back when it happened, and when my library "suggested " it for me I thought what the heck, I'll try it. I didn't know I would be crying so much! First real tears of sadness for what Sara had to go through. Then real tears of happiness for the outcome. A very w......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on August 22, 2012

I was totally prepared to hate this book. The tabloidy premise, which is a non-fiction account about a woman who has difficulty carrying a pregnancy to term and uses her mother as a surrogate, could have gone horribly wrong in a lot of different ways. However, what I discovered was a very thoughtful......more

Goodreads review by femlulu on July 30, 2023

Uff Qué tanto es el deseo de maternar? Qué tanto dinero tengo que tener para poder acceder a los procedimientos para poder maternar? Por qué querer ser madre? Hasta donde se pone el cuerpo en el gestor y parir? Quién Materna? Qué doloroso! Por qué continúa? Violencia obstétrica Todo esto me pregunté mien......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on September 04, 2021

All Sara Connell wanted was to be a mom. But, the universe didn't seem to want it for her. A poignant story of how a couple tries for six years to have a baby — miscarriages, stillbirth, failed IVF attempts... The story is a tad depressing at times, especially when you have been through a miscarriag......more

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