title: Bloom: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected--A Memoir
author:  Kelle Hampton 
description: Bloom is one of the most emotionally stirring books Ive ever read. This story is a reminder that perfect, when it comes to human beings, is such a relative (and irrelevant) termand that a mothers love for her child is a powerful, eternal, unshakable force. (Ree Drummond, New York Times bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks)<br /><br />Kelle Hamptonreminds us that life may not always look pretty or perfect, but it is always beautiful. She has indeed made of her life something wild and precious and her book, like her two beautiful girls, is a bundle of joy. I finished it reluctantly and with a full heart. (Claire Fontaine, national bestselling author of Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back)<br /><br />In her tender and genuinely beautiful memoir, Kelle Hampton encourages us to not simply accept the unexpected circumstances of our lives, but to embrace them like the things we wished for all along. (Matthew Logelin, New York Times bestselling author of Two Kisses for Maddy)<br /><br />A constitutionally positive personHampton makes a convincing argument that grief and disappointment can be transformed into compassion and joy. (People (3 stars))<br /><br />#11 New York Times Bestseller (New York Times)<br /><br />A USA Today Bestseller (USA Today)<br /><br />Bloom is not only about a particular young mother working through the place of hurt it is about all of us. [A] powerful meditation on loss, perspective, challenge and opportunity. Give it to anyone you know who is hurting. (Fort Myers Florida Weekly)<br /><br />In Bloom, a searing and brave portrait of her babys first year, Hampton opens up about her fearsjubilation, andthe throbbing pain of losing what I had expected. Filled with personal photos from the delivery room through Nellas first birthday, Bloom givesnew meaning to the term open book. (BookPage)<br /><br />Winner of 2012 Moms Choice Silver Award, Biographies &amp; Memoirs (Mom's Choice Awards)
zlib_text: About What I Like About Me
  HERE LIES MAISIE MARTIN,
  DEAD FROM EMBARRASSMENT,
  AGED SIXTEEN.
  The last thing Maisie Martin thought she’d be doing this summer is entering
  a beauty pageant.
  Not when she’s spent most of her life hiding her body from everyone.
  Not when her dad is AWOL for Christmas and her best friend starts
  going out with the boy she’s always loved.
  But Maisie’s got something to prove. And she’s not going to let anything
  or anyone – including herself – hold her back.
  ‘Funny and heartfelt. I loved it.’ Melina Marchetta
  ‘I wish I’d read this when I was fifteen – it would’ve changed everything.’
  Claire Christian
  ‘Teens are gonna LOVE this book. What a sweet coming-of-age tale.’
  Clementine Ford
  
  Contents
  Cover
  About What I Like About Me
  Dedication
  Chapter 1: Friday, 15 December
  Chapter 2: Saturday, 16 December
  Chapter 3: Sunday, 17 December
  Chapter 4: Monday, 18 December
  Chapter 5: Tuesday, 19 December
  Chapter 6: Wednesday, 20 December
  Chapter 7: Thursday, 21 December
  Chapter 8: