In three attempts at in-vitro fertilisation, Martina Devlin lost nine 'maybe babies'. But she also lost her marriage and her dreams of becoming a mother. "The Hollow Heart" is the story of Martina's journey from early bewilderment at being diagnosed as infertile, through the traumatic process of IVF, to the shattering fall-out when she realized that not only would she never have children, but that her relationship with her husband had been damaged beyond repair. Martina also describes how her despair eventually faded and how she made a new life for herself. Most of all "The Hollow Heart" is the story of a woman learning to do as her mother always advised to count her blessings.
- ISBN10 1844880605
- ISBN13 9781844880607
- Publish Date 29 June 2006 (first published 1 September 2005)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 23 March 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 272
- Language English