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An Everyday Miracle by Professor Jim Dornan - apply for free copy and join the discussion - CLOSED

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RachelMumsnet · 12/09/2013 12:42

We're giving away 50 copies of obstetrician and gynaecologist Professor Jim Dornan's An Everyday Miracle. Drawing on his 40-year career, Jim talks openly and at times controversially about working in a busy maternity unit, and about the immense joy, and sometimes heartbreak and loss, that women experience during pregnancy and childbirth.

Apply for a free copy and if you are one of the lucky fifty, do come back to this thread to post your feedback and discuss the book.

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Bumpstarter · 26/09/2013 00:33

I received my copy today, and have just finished reading it. I found it easy to get into, and enjoyable. I would have enjoyed it more if the anecdotes had been told as stories. I also felt that there was rather a rambling feel to the book, which would have benefitted from some tighter editing. The order the chapters came in seemed not to reflect any chronological or other sense. The last couple of chapters were the most interesting, giving some genuine critique to several issues in maternity care.

The author is not writing a style of book I am used to. I enjoy fiction, particularly historical fiction, and I also enjoy reading factual books. This is neither, as it is not structured and organised enough to be factual, and there is to the development of character, dialogue or plot that you would have in fiction.

Having said that, I have just read the book in the course of 12 hours, and found it absorbing, interesting and it gave me a different perspective.

Thank you.

alvinaM · 25/09/2013 23:15

I've just received my free copy, delighted to have won a copy and looking forward to reading it. Love the fact that it's based in N. Ireland.

Bumpstarter · 24/09/2013 18:24

Really looking forward to reading this! It says on the blurb... Taking up from where call the midwife left off! Although I think he practised in Belfast.

Thanks, mn.

Lalunya85 · 24/09/2013 10:53

I just got an email that I won a copy - I'm one of those "I've never won anything in my life" people, so this really made my day! ;)

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RachelMumsnet · 19/09/2013 13:32

The book giveaway is now closed. We'll be randomly choosing the names of the 50 mumsnetters who will receive copies later today and send them over to the publisher. As soon as we hear the books have been sent out we'll email to let you know if you've been lucky. Do come back to this thread and let us know what you think when you've had chance to read.

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HorseyGirl1 · 19/09/2013 10:37

I so want to win this... I just know I'll probably cry though.

Fairydogmother · 15/09/2013 09:45

I went to school with his daughter and he saved my nieces life!

gazzalw · 13/09/2013 10:25

Anyone clicked that he's the Dad of Jamie Dornan (The Fall)?

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