Books like Juniper: The girl who was born too soon

I don’t know why I downloaded this Audiobook.Not really. The cute cover maybe? I knew ‘nothing’ about it. I’m reminded- again- of the advantage of having a library card, an iPhone, and the Overdrive app. There is no financial risk with ‘blind-faith-chance’ downloading of a book. (audio or ebook). If it’s a dud, so what.. I can return it. This was NOT A DUD! It’s a phenomenal memoir. I learned a lot. Award-winning journalists - a married couple....Kelly and Thomas French, alternated in telling their story. From the very start of this Audiobook- I was interested.My ears perked up right away when I learned it took place in in Saint Petersburg, Florida —I smiled again when I learned that Thomas French had seen Bruce Springsteen 70 times.Kelly had my attention with her passion for all living things; her commitment to save a dying baby bird was above and beyond what most people would have done. She WOULD NOT LET IT DIE!!! I’m sure she told this baby bird story to give us a very clear idea of what type of woman she was. NOT TO BE MESSED WITH!!! The more we learn about Kelly and Tom ‘together’ - as a couple - seemed very unlikely! The odds for a successful relationship were against them. Everything about the two of them - as a match’ looked liked FAILURE 101. Then.....comes a bigger story about the ‘odds’ of them having a normal healthy baby! The background story to even get pregnant- and their present day struggles were a story ‘itself’..but once we’re smack into the reality about the pregnancy of ‘Baby Juniper’.... all other struggles looked liked baby size peas.The details in this book are OUTRAGEOUSLY DESCRIPTIVE > educational and engrossing. The medical science was forthright. All that is involved for a micro-preemie to survive - was flooring!!! Things I had never even thought about. Gotta love the nurses who work with preemies. The harrowing emotions of the parents were insanely indescribable. The ‘balance’ between the ‘medical/science’ descriptions - side-by-side with the emotional upheavals of each parent was very well done. It helped that both Kelly & Tom were notable writers. They knew how to craft engaging reading like pros! ( Pulitzer Prize winner for Tom)....It was enjoyable to get a wider context about each of them. I liked their humanness- their flaws - their anger- their sassy naughty thoughts: ( a nine pound newborn has no right to cry, thought Kelly)...OUCH!! But....one can be forgiving of her mean thought when her baby was hanging by a thread to survive at 1 pound. Kelly’s nasty thoughts of comparison were ugly. I wanted to wash her mouth out with soap and water—-yet her bitterness understandable ( in a moments passing), with her own distress. Thomas and Kelly French were simply interesting people to spend time listening to!And - *Baby Juniper*....she really does take your heart... her tiny size body had ‘strength’ ... it was incredibly moving! I fell in love with her too! FOR ALL AUDIOBOOK LOVERS: THIS BOOK HOLDS YOUR ATTENTION!Many tidbits to enjoy: the hospital staff -the backstory about Tom and Kelly’s relationship- their raw honesty- Harry Potter story hour- playful moments of dressing their tiny size sweet girl- to the more serious aspects of ‘everything’ involving premature babies.... (controversies and risks looked at from every point of view)Baby Juniper beat the odds!!!A beautiful heartfelt memoir