Introduction

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.

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Excerpt

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April 1970


National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland

As we sat in the stark basement waiting room in of one of the National Institutes of Health buildings, I thought Patti was more anxious than I was. She cuddled one-year-old John Paul on her lap, her left foot jiggling. Sitting next to her, Hunter held her hand. The three of us had the room to ourselves and we seemed to have run out of small talk after the long drive from the Outer Banks. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

How does the prologue set the reader up for the rest of
the novel? What did it leave you wondering about?

How does the dual perspective—Hunter’s narration
in 1970 and Carly’s narration throughout her
experiences—affect your reading experience? What are
the primary differences between their voices? What do
you like about having both sides of the story?

Throughout the novel, Carly and Hunter share a very
special bond of trust and understanding. Where do
you think that bond comes from? Is it simply because
they are family? Do you have a similar bond with your
family, either the one you were born with or the one
you chose for yourself?

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