UK Reviews for The Two Week Wait

Magazines and bloggers pile on praise

"A topical subject treated with sensitivity, insightfulness and care that makes for a wholly absorbing story with a touching ending that'll prompt a tear or two."

Easy Living  

"A must read! The exploration of characters is compelling - a real page turner."

g3 Magazine  

"A writer with a gift for conveying raw emotions and the intricacies and subtleties of relatonships between family and friends, The Two Week Wiat is a moving page turner about two very different women each yearning for a child of their own."

Fertility Road Magazine  

"A fantastic read that absorbed me more than any book in a long time. The story is told from alternating snapshots featuring Lou and Cath which makes for a great pace and gripping reading. I was so wrapped up in events that I was telling my husband about them as though they were happening to friends of mine. Rayner held my attention to the very last page with an epilogue that made me cry. I highly recommend it to readers looking for a sensitive, warm and absorbing read. This book is absolutely deserving of 5/5 stars ."

onemorepage.co.uk

"Sensitively written, The Two Week Waitis interesting and educating as well as entertaining. It has wide appeal and kept me hooked from page one. Highly recommended, it's a juicy page-turner that you'll want to swallow up whole." 4.5/5 stars

bookbag.com

"The Two Week Wait is of those books with a really emotive storyline that embraces you - a great read, not just for people going through fertility treatment and their friends and family, but for anyone who wants to be taken on a journey with characters who are brought to life and share themselves generously with the reader."

fertility-counselling.com

"Sarah Rayner shows a real understanding of the emotions of infertility and the book will resonate with anyone who has had personal experience of problems. I finished the book with tears in my eyes - it's a great read and you won't be able to put it down!"

Kate Brian, author of The Complete Guide to IVF, fertilityviews.blogspot.com

"I finished reading The Two Week Wait over my over-sugared venti latte. Unlike my coffee, this is not a froth-filled novel - Rayner is not afraid to tackle contraversial topics; in One Moment, One Morning it was bereavement and sexuality, in The Two Week Wait, it is infertility. What I really loved about this novel was that Rayner has really done her research into IVF and other similar treatments. For example I had no idea that such a scheme as egg-sharing existed, nor did I know about ICSI. I also enjoyed meeting One Moment, One Morning's characters once again. What's also great is that while One Moment, One Morning is a fantastic read, The Two Week Wait is a standalone novel, which you can read without any prior knowledge of these characters. So pick up a copy. I guarantee that, like me, it will have you sobbing into your caffeinated drink of choice."

sugarbabylove.wordpress.com

"I read One Moment, One Morning over two years ago and I still praise and recommend it at any given occasion. So I jumped at reading an early copy of Sarah Rayner's latest novel, The Two Week Wait. Like its predecessor, The Two Week Wait focuses on important - and often controversial - issues: motherhood and infertility. And now, as before, Rayner excels at dealing with such personal matters with compassion and understanding. The Two Week Wait is a well-researched novel that has a lot to teach. If you've read One Moment, One Morning, it will feel like meeting old friends. If you haven't, you've two whole novels to discover enjoy. You're in for a real treat!"

bookafterbook.blogspot.com

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