Eye of the Storm: The Silent Grief of Miscarriage
Grief & BereavementAdded on January 11, 2026
Description
"There is no heartbeat . . . " Those four words will stay with me forever.
Sadly about thirty percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage, and many of those women who have suffered this loss often grieve in silence.
This short novella details the experience of one woman’s loss during the early stages of a pregnancy. McGrath tells her story with full transparency, sharing all of her raw emotions and baring her soul through an incredibly difficult time.
This short account provides a heartfelt perspective on a subject that is sometimes still considered taboo.
Reader Reviews
I came across Rachel's book one night on Twitter and I just had to read it. Eye of the Storm is Rachel's story about her loss of her unborn child. It meant something very deeply to me and moved my soul to read her words, for I too have suffered the loss of a child. Unlike her I got to spend a few months with my daughter. My heart broke with each page I turned, but at the same time it gave me peace hearing about someone else's loss. Her words made me feel as if I wasn't so alone and that I had a
I had read McGrath's previous memoir Finding the Rainbow before I read her latest effort Eye of the Storm. It isn't necessary to have done so but for me, this just gave me a better context in which to evaluate Eye of the Storm. This is quite a short book at just 60 pages on Kindle, but those 60 pages are absolutely chock-a-block full of raw emotion and pain. What McGrath had done in this story is to take one of the miscarriage incidents from Finding the Rainbow and examine her feelings and react
Rachel McGrath is one very brave, open, and honest woman. In her heart-wrenching memoir she opens up her heart and soul. Although a short read the contents delve so deep into her feelings regarding her grief. A very emotive book where grief, loss, and hope are examined. As a reader who has never experienced this sense of loss I truly sympathise with the author.In Eye of the Storm, McGrath is not looking for sympathy but somehow her well written story evokes it. Her words have clearly been chosen