Spirit Baby - Paperback

by Nina Little (Author)

The journey from broken to beautiful began with a plane ticket.

When Nina and Chris step off the plane onto Chinese soil, they are a couple in crisis. Fleeing the heartbreak of failed fertility treatments and the silence of their childless home, they arrive in Beijing just in time for the spring sandstorms.

As they travel from the historic cities of northern China to the stunning countryside of southern China, Nina discovers unexpected wonder in the world.

Part travelogue, part memoir, Spirit Baby weaves together themes of longing, loss, and learning to live again, while exploring the healing benefits of travel. More than anything, Spirit Baby celebrates the many paths to motherhood.

Life can take a toll. But that doesn't mean the journey's not worth taking.

Back Jacket

The journey from broken to beautiful began with a plane ticket.

When Americans Nina and Chris Little step off the plane onto Chinese soil, they are a couple in crisis. Fleeing the heartbreak of yet another miscarriage, the anguish of failed fertility treatments, and the silence of their childless home, they arrive in Beijing just in time for the spring sand storms.

As they make their way from the historic cities of northern China to the beautiful countryside of southern China, Nina discovers unexpected wonder in her world. Will she find the same in herself, her marriage, and her future?

Part memoir, part travelogue, Spirit Baby weaves together themes of longing, loss, and learning how to live again, while celebrating the healing benefits of travel.

But more than anything, it's about the power of love--the love between a man and a woman, and the love of a woman for her children, unborn and born.

Infertility takes a toll. Life takes a toll. But that doesn't mean the journey's not worth taking.

Author Biography

Nina Neilson Little is a newspaper reporter, turned elementary literacy specialist, turned author. Today she writes, blogs, and is active on social media where she connects with other moms on parenting topics. She lives in Erie, Colorado with her husband, boy/girl twins, two large mutts, and a bearded dragon.