The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain is a heartwarming and suspenseful tale that follows Carly Sears, a young widow who discovers her unborn daughter has a fatal heart defect. With the help of her brother-in-law, Hunter, who reveals a secret about time travel, Carly embarks on a journey through different time periods to save her daughter's life. The book expertly weaves together themes of love, sacrifice, and the lengths a mother will go to protect her child, while exploring the consequences of altering time.
The story unfolds through a mix of 1970s setting and 21st-century advancements, offering a unique perspective on time travel that requires suspension of disbelief but is captivating nonetheless. Chamberlain's writing style is praised for its emotional depth, vivid characters, and cleverly imagined time travel technology, making The Dream Daughter a compelling read that delves into the complexities of family relationships and the power of a mother's love.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings for The Dream Daughter include grief and loss, particularly concerning the death of a spouse and potential infant loss due to medical issues.
From The Publisher:
New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain delivers a thrilling, mind-bending novel about one mother's journey to save her child.
When Carly Sears, a young woman widowed by the Vietnam war, receives the news that her unborn baby girl has a heart defect, she is devastated. It is 1970, and she is told that nothing can be done to help her child. But her brother-in-law, a physicist with a mysterious past, tells her that perhaps there is a way to save her baby. What he suggests is something that will shatter every preconceived notion that Carly has. Something that will require a kind of strength and courage she never knew existed. Something that will mean an unimaginable leap of faith on Carly's part.
And all for the love of her unborn child.
The Dream Daughter is 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.
Praise for The Dream Daughter:
"Chamberlain writes with supernatural gifts...fate, destiny, chance and hope combine for a heady and breathless wonder of a read." -Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan's Tale
"Can a story be both mind-bending and heartfelt? In Diane Chamberlain's hands, it can. The Dream Daughter will hold readers in anxious suspense until the last satisfying page." -Therese Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of Z
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About the Author:
DIANE CHAMBERLAIN is the international bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including The Dream Daughter, Necessary Lies, and The Silent Sister. She lives in North Carolina with her partner, photographer John Pagliuca, and her sheltie.
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