This is my first book by this author and it will definitely not be my last!
This book had all the feels!
Carly is working as a therapist in 1970, when she meets her future brother in law at a rehabilitation center!
Carly and her husband Joe and Hunter and Patti are the closest of friends. When Joe dies in the War , Carly finds out she’s pregnant and that her baby has a serious heart defect , that unfortunately can’t be fixed in 1970, the technology hasn’t been discovered ... yet!
Hunter has to make a choice, it could save Carly’s unborn child but just may cost him everything else!
This book is told from
Carly’s and Hunter’s Points of view, alternating between 1970, 2001 and 2013
The Changes and the history is beautifully written and I couldn’t put this book down
Fans of Diane Chamberlain will love this book and first timers like me will find a new author to binge read!

I read this book a few months ago and forgot to review it, which is a good thing because it's months later and I still remember it, it's a great book if i remember it so quickly, since i read so many books. This one was pretty easy to follow, the time travel aspect was pretty neat, i liked the the story took us, and it's written by one of my favourite authors. I definitely would recommend this one

This is a moving story which explores love between sisters, love of a mother for a daughter, love by a wife for a husband and the ties which unite a family. Add to this the element of time travel which enhanced the story and did nothing to detract from the heart wrenching emotions felt by this reader. There were times when difficult choices needed to be made. I thought the characters were believable.The ending was surprising and seemed almost perfect.

It is 1970 and Carly has just learned that her husband had died in Viet Nam. She is distraught but comforted by the fact that she is expecting his child. It turns out the fetus shows signs of a heart defect. There is no cure and the child will die.

Hunter, her brother-in-law has a secret. He is the son of an astrophysicist mother who developed time travel. He worked closely with her in her experiments years in the future, and has the knowledge and ability to send Carly ahead to the year 2001 when operations to repair heart defects in unborn babies are possible. Carly has a reasonable distrust of Hunter's claim and his offer to help, but her desperation to save her unborn child overcomes her apprehension and leads her to take the chance on the medical advances of the next 30 years. She follows Hunter's instructions and a leap of faith and the baby's life is saved.

The plan was for Carly to return home back in 1970 with her beautiful newborn little girl. Due to complications she keeps missing the window of opportunity when the leap back in time is possible. She must return to Hunter and her sister without the baby. The plan is that she travel immediately through time once more to 2001 and come back with her baby girl to her home in 1970. Hunter makes the appropriate calculations but forgets a crucial historic fact. Due to an atmospheric disturbance, Carly finds herself in the year 2013 when her baby girl must be 12 years old. This leads to much excitement tinged with sorrow.

Does she stay and foster a friendship with a young girl who is secretly her birth daughter or return to an empty life in 1970?. She learns some surprising, unexpected news which leads to her final decision.

It was interesting to realize the vast strides in technology and medicine between 1970 and now. I remember being sent to a room in the early 1970's and told to do the calculations for my thesis on a computer which took up the entire space of the room. So very intimidating. Little did we know that we would be carrying more powerful computers in our pockets. Personal computers and other modern tech gadgets were, to my knowledge, not even contemplated in science fiction. Carly was dazzled by some modern inventions, but is that an incentive to remain in the future?

I wish to thank NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced copy of this compelling, heartwarming and thought provoking book.

Carly is a mother who will do anything for her unborn child especially after the loss of her husband in the Vietnam War. After all, her baby is the only thing Carly has to remember her late husband. The Dream Daughter takes readers on a time traveling journey to save her baby.

Although the premise may sound hokey, it is actually a genuine story of a mother trying to find the best medical care for her sick child. With the help of her brother-in-law, Hunter, Carly makes many sacrifices, as most parents would, to help her child. The plot and characters are flawless. This is the first Diane Chamberlain novel I have read, but it certainly won't be the last!

Thank you NetGalley for the arc of a great book!

Once you allow yourself to get past your natural disbelief that time travel is impossible, The Dream Daughter sucks you in to its magical web.

This is not usually the kind of book I read, generally preferring to stay rooted in the same decades, but this is a marvelous story about the power of love, devotion, and facing one’s fear of the unknown, because to do so can bring rewards beyond imagining.

I received this book as an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.

This is a fabulous book. Diane Chamberlin created characters that came alive in this story. I felt Carly's longing to see her daughter and the fear she overcame that allowed her to step into an unknown future. Carly is a character I would like to meet in real life. She was so brave and her willingness to do the unimaginable to save her daughter made her a very sympathetic character.

Don't be put off by the time traveling. It enhanced the plot and was presented in such a way that it made the story believable. We live in a world where there are new discoveries every week. Fifty years ago there was no such thing as fetal surgery. Today it is possible to repair a defective heart while the baby is still developing in mom's uterus. Wouldn't you take a leap into an unknown to save your child's life?

I enjoyed every moment of this reading experience. Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the opportunity to download an Advanced Reader's Copy of The Dream Daughter. The opinions expressed are completely my own. #TheDreamDaughter #NetGalley

WOW!!! Best book of the year! Love all of Diane Chamberlain’s books and I love time travel books. When I started reading this book and released it was a time travel book, I could not put it down. Beautifully written!

I went into The Dream Daughter blind, and I so glad that I did. As I started reading this, my heart was breaking for Caroline. When the story started to unfold and I realized this had to do with time travel, I had my reservations. I do not know if I would have picked this up knowing that, so I am glad I did not know or I would have missed out on a great read.

This story is about the love a mother has for her child and the depths in which she will go to save her life. I was crying within the first few chapters, and on the edge of my seat to see what would happen to Joanna. This also deals with family, love, and loss, and our military. I loved the family dynamics and their relationships with one another.

The time travel was done really well. I actually found myself intrigued with it more than I thought I would have been. It really kept my interest. Even though this was not an action packed story, it still moved along pretty well.

There were some parts that were too detailed for me, and others I wanted more information around. It is hard to pinpoint these areas, as I do not want to give away spoilers. I did find myself skimming some sections around 2013. I think this could have been cut down and still had the emotional impact that 2013 brings to the story.

I absolutely loved the ending of this story. I think it pulls everything together very well and sticks to the story around time travel and how your actions can form the changes for the future.

Overall, I really enjoyed this and I am glad I gave it a chance. If you love books around family, from Diane Chamberlain, or around something that is a little different in the historical fiction genre, then I definitely think you just give it a try.

I won this book in a giveaway

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the arc of The Dream Daughter. And to Diane Chamberlain for such a great story.

No spoilers here. I believe you have to just read the book so you can enjoy it as much as I did.

Although this is not my usual read, I know if it’s Diane Chamberlain, I’m going to like it. I did – right from the start. It is a wonderful blend of fiction, drama, life, love. The characters were well developed and easy to like. I got the Time Traveller’s Wife spidey-sense at first, and although the book is about time travel, it’s not at all alike. And its’ very original story worked.

Anyone who likes romance and time-travel – you’ll love this.

I would highly recommend The Dream Daughter as TBR.

3.5/5 fallo

This is the first book I read by Diane Chamberlain and I liked it so much I went to my local used bookstore the day after I finished it to see what else of hers I could score!
This book is rich in details; you can tell she really does her research. I rolled my eyes at the first mention of time travel in the book (as I wasn't expecting it) - but it was very well done and made for a very unique plot.
I was on the edge of my seat throughout and thoroughly enjoyed the ending. Unexpected, but very satisfying. I wish it was possible to give this book 10 stars!!

As an avid Diane Chamberlain reader I was elated to receive an advanced copy of the Dream Daughter. I was nervous to dive into it, reading the plot, as I am not a fan of science fiction and couldn’t wrap my head around time travel. However, in true Chamberlain fashion I was instantly immersed in the story and the concept of time travel was a natural and believable element in The Dream Daughter. It is 1970 and Caroline’s husband is missing in Vietnam, she is also pregnant and has just learned that her daughter has a devastating heart defect. When her brother in law, Hunter, suggests that traveling forward in time could save her baby and that Hunter has the ability to both send her forward and bring her back, Caroline considers the risks and benefits. The Dream Daughter crosses miles and years as Caroline does what she deems necessary for her daughter and her connection to her husband she misses dearly. As a mother, I related and sympathized with Caroline and agonized over her nearly impossible decisions. The Dream Daughter was an excellent, tender and thoughtful read.
Thank you to both the publisher and NetGallery for an advanced copy of The Dream Daughter in return for an honest review.

Another great one from this author. This one involves a family togetherness story with the twist of time travel. Well written, believable characters and enough plot twists to keep it interesting.

I was intrigued when I was offered an ARC of the Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain because it is a story about time travel, which is one of my favorite type of books. I was not disappointed!
If you were given the opportunity to save your unborn child by traveling 30 years into the future would you do it? This is Carley’s dilemma as she contemplates leaving 1970 and traveling to 2001 with the help of a prior traveler. She is hesitant to leave her family behind but she knows it is the only way to be sure her baby will survive. This book is full of suspense and drama. The writing is excellent and I absolutely loved it. .
I am grateful to the publishers, St. Martin’s Press, for sending me a copy of this book. This is my unbiased review.

I loved this book! I started it in the evening and woke up early to finish reading it the next day. I didn't want to put it down. Diane Chamberlain does a wonderful job of developing the characters in this novel and I couldn't help but cry more than a few times. As a mother, I could understand how Carly was feeling the entire book. And the other characters in the book were just as touching. I would definitely recommend this book!

I love Diane Chamberlain’s stories, but I was a bit apprehensive going into this one due to the time-travel element. I decided to put my hesitation aside and trust that this book would be every bit as good as I have come to expect and I am very glad I did.

Caroline (Carly) is pregnant, but her baby has a heart problem and will not live, once born, without intervention. The year is 1970 and medicine is not sophisticated enough for this problem, but 2001 is.

I can’t even begin to imagine the heartbreak Carly must have felt receiving this devastating news from her doctor. A mother’s love knows no limits and she will do anything to save the life of her unborn child. She decides to embark on a journey that she never thought possible, testing her in ways she never expected, and changing her life forever.

I enjoyed reading about Carly’s time in the 2000’s. Imagine the shock of fast-forwarding 30 years! So much has changed – the music, technology, prices, modern conveniences, and so on.

As I approached the middle of this story I could hardly bring myself to put this book down. I was so touched by Carly’s love for her daughter and I just had to know how it would end.

Let’s face it, time travel is a bit out there and not very realistic, but if you just sit back and let this book transport you I believe you will enjoy this story just as much as I did.

Diane Chamberlain never disappoints!! I couldn't put this book down! I was wary, because I don't really buy into the whole time travel thing - but I gave it a chance, since I have thoroughly enjoyed her other books. Felt like the characters were my friends - the ending was slightly disappointing - but maybe that's because I didn't want it to end.
Highly recommend.

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for my review. I am a huge fan of Diane Chamberlain's writing so I was very excited to have the opportunity to get a first look at her latest novel, The Dream Daughter. Chamberlain always has a way of taking a story apart and showing the reader all the sides of complicated issues and this story was certainly complex!

Caroline (Carly) Sears has had a tough string of events. She has lost her parents, and now her husband is MIA and presumed dead in Viet Nam. When she finds out that she is pregnant with his child, she wants to do everything she can to protect her only tie to her husband. During a routine exam the doctors discover that Carly's baby has a heart defect and won't live even days after it is born. Devastated, she turns to her sister and her husband, Hunter for advice. It was actually Carly who introduced Hunter to her sister. Carly, a physical therapist, met Hunter in the hospital under mysterious circumstances.

When Carly learned the diagnosis for her baby, Hunter decided to let Carly in on his secret, he is actually a time traveler from the future, and in the future, doctors could fix Carly's baby. Now it is up to Carly to decide if Hunter is telling the truth, and if he is, should she risk everything to save her unborn child?

I must admit, I was a little thrown by the time travel element. The flipping back and forth in time was an interesting plot twist and it led to many more questions than answers at times. This is certainly a story worth reading, but it won't stand as my favorite Diane Chamberlain story.

“Dream Daughter” is not your typical Diane Chamberlain novel, but fans of her evocative prose and brilliant characterization will not be disappointed.

I started this novel expecting to read about Caroline Sears (“Carly”), a recent widow, who discovers that her unborn daughter has a heart defect and will most likely not survive outside the womb. This is a compelling plot and Carly, who lost her husband to the Vietnam War, is immediately likeable. But then Carly’s brother-in-law, Hunter, who Carly first met as a physical therapy student a few prior approaches Carly with an idea. The technology to operate on Carly’s daughter does not exist in 1970, but it will in 2001 so what if Carly could travel to 2001 to get the necessary operation?

While the idea of time travel would seem implausible in a weaker writer’s hands, I had no difficulty imagining Carly using a portal to arrive in New York in 2001, and I loved sharing Carly’s surprise of our 21st century dependence on computers and other technology that was nonexistent in 1970. As Carly undergoes the operation in 2001, the reader imagines Carly will return to 1970 with baby in tow, end of story. Instead, unexpected twists keep the reader guessing to the final pages. Keep in mind, Chamberlain sent Carly back to New York in 2001 for a reason.

I could not put this book down. Whether you have read all of Chamberlain’s book or are new to her writing, you will finish this book unable to stop thinking of the characters and what ifs were you to be able to time travel too.

For readers that live time traveling stories, this will be quite enjoyable. It reminds me a little of "Back to the Future." How far will a mother go to save her unborn child? Can traveling to the future help? Lots of imagination went into this book.

THE DREAM DAUGHTER by Diane Chamberlain is an emotionally gripping and multi-layered story of love, family and courage under unimaginably difficult circumstances. I didn’t know anything about the storyline before starting THE DREAM DAUGHTER and I am so glad I started it with no preconceived notions whatsoever. The author crosses genres with a captivating novel that had me completely engaged right from the start. The inclusion of the element of time travel made the story even more complex and compelling. The author expertly moves between eras and locales with vivid imagery and detailed references to the events and culture of the 1970s and 2000s. The character development was outstanding. I felt like I knew each character and could feel what they were going through. There were plenty of unexpected twists and turns and the perfect amount of suspense to keep me flipping the pages. I truly enjoyed this imaginative and engrossing novel and highly recommend it. I look forward to reading more from Diane Chamberlain. Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the chance to read an early copy.