The Dream Daughter: A Novel by Diane Chamberlain
Published by St. Martin’s Press on October 2, 2018
Genres: Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Women’s Fiction
Pages: 384
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From bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel.
When Caroline Sears receives the news that her unborn baby girl has a heart defect, she is devastated. It is 1970 and there seems to be little that can be done. But her brother-in-law, a physicist, tells her that perhaps there is. Hunter appeared in their lives just a few years before—and his appearance was as mysterious as his past. With no family, no friends, and a background shrouded in secrets, Hunter embraced the Sears family and never looked back.
Now, Hunter is telling her that something can be done about her baby’s heart. Something that will shatter every preconceived notion that Caroline has. Something that will require a kind of strength and courage that Caroline never knew existed. Something that will mean a mind-bending leap of faith on Caroline’s part.
And all for the love of her unborn child.
A rich, genre-spanning, breathtaking novel about one mother’s quest to save her child, unite her family, and believe in the unbelievable. Diane Chamberlain pushes the boundaries of faith and science to deliver a novel that you will never forget.
As part of the NetGalley community, I often have an opportunity to read books before they are released to the public in order to share them with my readers. Today’s book is by Diane Chamberlain. Before I had a blog or read books in order to provide reviews, I read almost everyone of her books. For this blog, most recently I read and reviewed The Stolen Marriage in October of 2017 (see review HERE) and in October of 2015, I had the opportunity to read and review Pretending to Dance (see review HERE).
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Diane Chamberlain is one of my favorite authors, so, as always, when I saw this book, The Dream Daughter, available, I was very excited to read it even though I would have never said I liked books about time travel for sure. I figured if I was ever going to read something about time travel, Diane Chamberlain could somehow make it work for me!
I think that the “back cover” for this book is very well written in that it doesn’t give readers all the details of the story before they have a chance to read it. That basically meant that I really didn’t know much about the story until I opened the book to Page 1.
The Dream Daughter‘s story begins in 1970 when Caroline (Carly) Sears is told that the baby she is carrying has a heart defect. Of course, she is devastated having gone through so much in the last year. Her husband has gone missing and is presumed dead in Vietnam. Carly is told that it is highly unlikely they can help her keep the baby.
Her brother-in-law, Hunter presents Carly with some startling news – he believes there is a way that her unborn baby can be saved. He is a physicist and he desperately wants to help her but what he says sounds completely unbelievable to Carly. She actually starts to think he has lost his marbles. However, Carly will do anything if it means there is even the smallest possibility of saving her unborn child.
To tell you much more about this story would be to write a spoiler, and that is against my policy so you’ll have to pick up your own copy of the book and read it. You will NOT be sorry. I loved it and I never expected to. I think you’ll feel the same. I love how Diane Chamberlain goes outside the box with her books. I feel like this novel actually pours over from genre to genre making it an all around kind of book for different kinds of readers. The Dream Daughter is a beautiful story about family, love and courage, along with the amazing strength of a mother’s love.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Diane Chamberlain is the New York Times, USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling author of 25 novels published in more than twenty languages. Some of her most popular books include Necessary Lies, The Silent Sister, The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes, and The Keeper of the Light Trilogy. Diane likes to write complex stories about relationships between men and women, parents and children, brothers and sisters, and friends. Although the thematic focus of her books often revolves around family, love, compassion and forgiveness, her stories usually feature a combination of drama, mystery, secrets and intrigue. Diane’s background in psychology has given her a keen interest in understanding the way people tick, as well as the background necessary to create her realistic characters.
Diane was born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey and spent her summers at the Jersey Shore. She also lived for many years in San Diego and northern Virginia before making North Carolina her home.
Diane received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in clinical social work from San Diego State University. Prior to her writing career, Diane worked in hospitals in San Diego and Washington, D.C. before opening a private psychotherapy practice in Alexandria Virginia specializing in adolescents. All the while Diane was writing on the side. Her first book, Private Relations was published in 1989 and it earned the RITA award for Best Single Title Contemporary Novel.
Diane lives with her partner, photographer John Pagliuca, and her sheltie, Cole. She has three stepdaughters, two sons-in-law, and four grandchildren. She’s currently at work on her next novel. Please visit Diane’s website dianechamberlain.com for a complete list of her books.
I received a complimentary digital copy of this book from St. Martin’s Press through NetGalley in exchange for my review. I would like to thank St Martin’s Press for allowing me the opportunity to participate, read and review this book. My views are my own and are in no way influenced by anyone else!
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