A Painted Room
by Pete Abela
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Pub Date Aug 07 2014 | Archive Date Aug 27 2014
Description
The best day in a parent’s life turns into the worst. For expectant parents, the origins of a new life are usually accompanied by excitement, anticipation and just a touch of anxiety about the future. There are classes to attend, prams to buy, and of course, the baby's room has to be painted.
This description fits Gary and Melinda quite nicely - except Gary hasn't painted the baby's room yet. He finally gets around to starting the job, but Melinda's water breaks before he finishes the first coat.
From there, the situation rapidly deteriorates. Their baby, Justin, is born via caesarean. Shortly after the birth Justin experiences breathing difficulties and is transferred to intensive care a few hours later.
The story follows Gary over a tumultuous few days as Justin undergoes emergency treatment. Gary and Melinda quickly discover that when a baby's life is on the line, it doesn't really matter whether or not you have a painted room.
Advance Praise
I loved this little novella, was it based on a true story? I felt the anxiety, fears, joys, apprehension that the author expressed in the novel. It felt very real and as a parent myself I felt so much empathy for Melinda and Gary. My heart was aching for them and their baby. An honest and emotional account of the birth of a child.
Adele Blair
This book brought lots of memories back of time spent in the neonatal room and how scary some of the machinery feels. Also the feeling when you are looking forward to meeting your little baby- and 'that' moment passes between some of the staff and you get the feeling that the baby isn't doing as well as you'd hope.
Some of the things said really struck a chord- Melinda said that she didn't feel like a 'real mum' at one point- and whilst you aren't allowed to touch your baby it does feel as though you need permission to do anything for you own baby.
I could empathise with Gary feeling that he was involved when he was accompanying Justin and taking his photo. It made him feel a little less useless.
In some ways this may have pulled at the heartstrings of the mum- who hadn't been able to 'care' up to that point.
Kim Feasey
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781631120558 |
| PRICE | $3.99 (USD) |
