So Close: Infertile and Addicted to Hope

By Tertia Loebenberg Albertyn

Meet, marry and make a baby: That's how it's supposed to go, right? What happens when you start trying for a family ... and trying, and trying some more? How far do you go to achieve your dream of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0620430303
• ISBN13: 9780620430302
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Electric Book Works
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Must read for all affected by infertility, directly or indirectly

Moving, heart wrenching, hilarious, shamelessly hounest. A must read for to all affected by infertility, directly or indirectly. Had me spellbound, laughing and crying and sometimes not quite knowing whether I should be laughing or crying or both. What is that emotion that sits between laughter and crying anyway? Read the book and find out. So Close traces and follows the intricate labyrinth of emotions associated with infertility and puts words in those wordless spaces where most of us are too shocked, embarrassed or dumbstruck to utter anything coherently meaningful. Definitely the most fun book (on a less that fun subject) out there.

You will love this book!

I've read this book about three times in the last three years. Tertia's wit never loses its appeal. But what shines through most of all is her amazing courage in the face of unimaginable adversity. She shares her pain, her frustration and her desperation so skillfully that anyone, not only infertiles, can relate completely. I highly recommend "So Close".

A great book

Simply put, this is a great read even for those without fertility issues and a must read for those that do.

Terrific read--definitely not just for infertile folks!

This is a beautifully written, hilarious and heartbreaking memoir. Sure, it's about infertility and would be a great choice if you or someone you love is grappling with that. You'll definitely be cheered, inspired, and you'll learn a lot. But I haven't had fertility problems and neither has anyone I am close to. I was nevertheless delighted to discover the acerbically funny Tertia and to go through her long, agonizing journey to motherhood with her. You'd think a memoir like this would be all warm and fuzzy mixed with earnest longing and sadness. You know, important, good for you, but ultimately kind of deadly. Not with Tertia as narrator, all prickly bad attitude with Chardonnay in hand and wisecrack at the ready. Somehow she manages to be snarky and sincere at the same time--how perfect is that? "So Close" is just a terrific book, funny and tragic, full of hope and, ultimately, joy. You'll wish, like I do and like her thousands of blog fans do, that she didn't live so far away (South Africa) so she could be your BFF.

An Amazing, Poignant Book

This is an amazing, poignant book that will make you laugh and cry as you go with Tertia on her sometimes heartbreaking journey through infertility. The book, adapted from her very popular and wonderful blog, "So Close," is not just for people who have suffered infertility, stillbirth, miscarriage, or the death of an infant. It's for every parent who has had or is thinking of having a baby. It's so important for people who have never grappled with infertility to know what others are going through, and for those of us who have been there know we are not alone. The best thing about it? Tertia's story ends triumphantly.