Expecting Adam is a book about the life of Martha Beck. The book is centered around her pregnancy with her second child Adam. Beck takes you on a roller coaster ride as she describes her life. During the ride she takes you through the ups and downs of being pregnant and going to a well known university, Harvard. She takes you along as she fights the stereotypes that Harvard has ingrained into her thinking. As she progresses through her pregnancy you see the changes that take place when one has deal with uncommon situations.
             Beck writes of her trials and tribulations during her pregnancy. During this period she finds out that her son will be a Down syndrome baby. This is very appalling to her because of everything she was taught at Harvard. She looks at it first from the outside, seeing only the problem of her baby having Down's syndrome. Through the help of outside sources, both natural and supernatural, Beck is able to begin to cope with the situation and see that the problem is not a problem, but a blessing. Throughout her pregnancy she helped by friends who mysteriously appear when needed most, hands that help her out of burning buildings, and visions of her husband while he was across the globe.
             All these unexplained events are not unsettling to Beck, but on the contrary they are very soothing. She comes to believe that these experiences are being brought on by her son. This only furthers her belief that her son is even more special than she thought. Adam, Martha's son, is both the source of grief and joy between Martha and her husband John. The two never talk about the future until Adam steps in and helps John "see". Martha and John both hear voices and see events that the other is experiencing. These experiences help the two come to terms with their son's condition. This new found understanding not only enlightens them to their son, but also to the fact that the outside world is flawed. Everyt...