The Baby Trail

Sinéad Moriarty poured all her experiences in trying to get pregnant for the first time into her debut novel The Baby Trail. Her heroine Emma Hamilton discovers that the road to conception is far from straightforward and her story is a moving and funny exploration of an experience so central to so many womens lives. The novel established Sinéad as a major talent in the tradition of Marian Keyes.

TicktockticktockTICKTOCK ... Thats Emma Hamiltons biological clock you can hear. She wants a baby and she wants one NOW. But when Mother Nature refuses to play ball, Emma decides to give her a prod - or two.

Soon her life is a roller-coaster of post-sex handstands (you cant argue with gravity), hormone-inducing (sanity-reducing) drugs and a veritable army of probing specialists (torturers, more like). Its out with the booze and spontaneous sex, in with green tea and ovulation tests.

Emma couldnt have conceived that the road to pregnancy would turn into the mother of all journeys. But shes finding out that once youre on the baby trail, nothing is sacred - and one way or another, life will never be the same again ...

Sinéad Moriartys novels have sold over half a million copies in Ireland and the UK and she is a four times nominee for the popular fiction Irish Book Award. She has won over readers and critics telling stories that are funny, humane, moving and relevant to modern women. The Baby Trail was Sinéads first novel and her distinctive voice, and trademark mix of light and shade, announced that a fabulous new talent had arrived.