The Nearness of YouBy: Amanda Eyre Ward In this profound and lyrical novel, acclaimed author Amanda Eyre Ward explores the deeper meanings of motherhoodfrom the first blissful hello to the heart wrenching prospect of saying goodbye. Brilliant heart surgeon Suzette Kendall is stunned when Hyland, her husband of fifteen years, admits his yearning for a child. From the beginning theyd decided that having children was not an option, as Suzette feared passing along the genes