The Dream Daughter.

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the dream daughter.
diane chamberlain.

Publisher  St Martin's Press.

Publication Date:October 2,2018.

Genre: Historical Fiction|Science Fiction.

Format|Pages: Hardcover|384.

 Source:  Goodreads|Library. 

 CONTAINS SPOILERS

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. 

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Heartfelt. This story will take your breath away.



I have been reading DIANE CHAMBERLAIN for years, and there haven’t been a single book of hers that I did not fall in love with. It had been a few years since I last read book by her, and I was ecstatic when I found out that she wrote new book. THE DREAM DAUGHTER was unlike her other books, and it had an interesting aspect, time travel. I love time travel books, and THE DREAM DAUGHTER fit that genre perfectly. The love that Caroline had for her unborn daughter, Joanna and the lengths she went through, so she could save her. It was heartbreaking to see her lose her daughter in end, when she realized that she traveled 9 years in the future. I cannot begin to imagine of what must been going through her mind, how hard it must been watch her with another family, calling another woman, ‘mom’. I did wondered if she was going to tell Joanna and convince her to come back with her. Spending more time with family, she realized how much Joanna was loved. I do wonder if she ended up going back if she didn’t find out the news about Joe, or if she ended up staying so she could be close to her daughter.



Hunter, I had a feeling that something different about him, and yet I never imagined that he was a time traveler. I do know that telling her about time traveling, it saved Joanna’s life. I loved the connection she formed with Joanna, even if she wasn’t aware that she was her mother. I do know it’s why they formed such fast bond with one another. It was clear how much she loved her daughter, and how much it hurt her to have to leave her behind. Caroline went through so much, just to that her daughter would be okay, only to lose her in the end. At same time I was glad that she got to see that Joanna was taken care of and loved. I know that in the end that what she wanted for her daughter, to be happy, and healthy. The ending had me smiling of course, I was hoping that the two of them would end up reuniting at the end.



THE DREAM DAUGHTER was an astonishing book about mother’s love. There were a lot of emotions that went through me. I cried along with Caroline, I grieved, and I worried. I felt all the emotions that Caroline was feeling through the books. It is clear to say that I fell in love with this book fast. I am already eager to see what DIANE CHAMBERLAIN has in store for us next.



Beautifully written. Inspirational.