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An Innocent, a Broad
Ann Leary
Harper
April 2005
On Sale: April 12, 2005
256 pages
ISBN: 0060527242
EAN: 9780060527242
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When Ann Leary and her husband, then unknown actor-comedian
Denis Leary, flew to London in the early nineties for a
brief getaway during Ann's second trimester of pregnancy,
neither anticipated the adventure that was in store for
them. The morning after their arrival, Ann's water broke as
they strolled through London's streets. A week later their
son, Jack, was born weighing only two pounds, six ounces,
and it would be five long months before mother and son
could return to the States. In the meantime, Ann became an unwitting yet grateful
hostage to Britain's National Health Service -- a stranger
in a strange land plunged abruptly into a world of breast
pumps and midwives, blood oxygen levels, mad cow disease,
and poll tax riots. Desperately worried about the health of
her baby, Ann struggled to adapt to motherhood and make
sense of a very different culture. At once an intimate
family memoir, a lively travelogue, and a touching love
story, An Innocent, a Broad is utterly engaging and
unforgettable.
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