I don't normally do time travel anything but glad I read through this one. Love all of Diane's books and this didn't disappoint. Great characters and detail from the years presented as well as locations. Heart strings will be tugged on a few times. Loved the ending!

I really don’t know how authors like Diane Chamberlain and Karen White consistently write these incredible, detailed novels that are SO GOOD and come out almost yearly. Its very hard to write and research and put together a book that pulls readers in from page one but Diane Chamberlain does it every single time. I have read many of her books and they are always excellent.

Here is her newest, The Dream Daughter. I don’t even need to check out a synopsis because I already know I’m going to love it. But here’s one for you:

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.

This one comes out in October 2018, I am so lucky to have received an advance copy. Pre-order now!

My favorite Diane Chamberlain book. Loved it! Different kind of story line; but I couldn't put it down. I still want to know what happened next. Great read!

The 1970's! How peaceful life seemed back then! No cell phones, no computers, no internet...If you wanted to know something you went to the library or to your encyclopedias. We were in the middle of Civil Rights, Women's Rights, the never ending Vietnam war...a man walked on the moon! Life was full of possibilities! Would you leave it behind to travel to a future you couldn't even imagine existed? To save your unborn child, would you?

I Love Time-Travel! The differences in the 70's and the 2000's was brought into focus, (it was an ideal time back then, wasn't it? or at least simpler). What would you do to save your child?

I really enjoyed meeting the characters in this book, they were 'real' people dealing with circumstances that were unheard of back then and taken for granted in our future. I found it fascinating to watch Carly navigate from one time-period to the next.

I have enjoyed all of Dianne Chamberlain 's books and this was Very Good!

Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read this one!

I love this book, as I have loved all of her others. I loved how the time travel was used to show the story about the bind between the mother and the child. As with all Diane Chamberlain books, the twist at the end was great and unexpected!

It was an interesting concept. I enjoy the time travel theme. Especially liked Stephen King’s 11/22/63. I had a hard time relating to the characters in this book. I just wasn’t that interested in any of them. For me this is a big turn off. Just did not click with this book.

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Loved this book! It is my first written by Diane Chamberlain, but will definitely not be the last.
The time travel mystery made me consider what I would miss from 2018. We have problems, but think of the technology. It would truly be amazing to be transported here from 4o years ago.
Timeless story of mother love mixed with this intriguing setting. Highly recommended

Within the first few chapters, I was dumbfounded. Why is this perfectly normal author who writes perfectly normal books dabbling in different elements all of a sudden? I almost put the book down because it seemed way too far fetched to be a story taken seriously. I am so glad I did not. Diane Chamberlain, I owe you an apology. I kept on reading and found myself engrossed in a story about the bonds of family, sacrifice, and the decisions we make out of love.

I'm not going to spoil it for you, but if you do find yourself thinking what I was thinking - KEEP READING. It is so worth it.

It is 1970 and Carly has just received devastating news that her unborn baby has a heart defect and will die upon birth. Her brother in law, Hunter, is a physicist and believes that there is something that can be done. Something that will take a leap of faith on Carly's behalf.

Thank you NetGalley and St Martin's Press.

I'm not into the time travel theory,but I did enjoy the book.

Despite having a hard time wrapping my mind around some of the time travel details, I really enjoyed this. I felt the same way as I did when I was reading Stephen King’s 11/22/63 which is that I’m not really a fan of time travel but I’m going to give it a shot anyway. I think King fleshed out the time travel details a little better and that’s why I probably LOVED that book and can’t say I loved this. I just liked it a lot. I just couldn’t fully commit to the time travel aspect with so many questions left unanswered. If Hunter is alive and in his 30s in 1970, what happens to the Hunter who is born in 1986 when 1970s Hunter catches up to him? Are they both alive in 2001? One is 15 and one is in his 60s? I think I needed more explanation to really love the book.

This was very different from Chamberlain's other books, although the underlying story was classic Chamberlain. If you were pregnant, living in 1970 and found out that your baby would be born with a rare (at the time) heart condition that would cause him/her to die at birth, but there was a way for you to time- travel to 2001 where life-saving in utero fetal surgery could be performed on your baby,would you? Could you?

I'd never read any of this author's books and, since I've been trying to broaden my reading tastes in an effort to connect more with what my students like, i gave this one a shot. Not my cup of tea. It borders on romance, which i hate, and i am not a fan of time travel.
That doesn't mean it wasn't a good book for its genre or the right reader. Just wasn't for me.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I can’t actually say that I believe time travel is possible, but I’m usually able to accept it in a work of fiction because anything can be made possible by an imaginative writer. Diane Chamberlain has made anything possible in this story and I was swept across the decades. What kind of unimaginable things would you do to save your unborn child ? What Carly does, reflects the depth of love of a mother for her daughter when she travels from 1970 North Carolina to 2001 New York so her unborn baby can have the in utero surgery needed to repair her heart defect. Armed only with this love of her baby and the trust in her brother-in-law Hunter who reveals his time travel secret to her in efforts to save the baby, Carly takes the jump through a portal to 2001. It’s a mind blowing experience for her as she makes her way in a world of technological advancements she never imagined in 1970, not just the medical aspects but cell phones and laptops, microwave ovens, etc. Events in our history are also seen from the different time frames such as The Vietnam War which is one of the central themes and 9/11.

The plan, of course, is to return to 1970 North Carolina with her healthy baby. Not everything goes smoothly, though, and the glitches that occur in Carly’s journey across the decades provide a page turning experience that kept me engaged with the story and connected emotionally to Carly. There are poignant moments that will make any parent’s heart ache and some that will fill them with joy. Although I almost always want to know more about characters that I come to care about, after the story is over, I thought the book would have been more affecting for me without the epilogue; thus 4 instead of 5 stars. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys time travel stories and most definitely to fans of Diane Chamberlain.

I received an advanced copy of this book from St. Martin’s Press through NetGalley.

As I so boldly proclaimed, The Dream Daughter was one of my two most anticipated reads of 2018. I hadn’t heard much about this in way of synopsis but basically anything Diane Chamberlain writes is most anticipated for me. I eagerly opened the first pages and soon realized this book was centered around time travel - not being much in the way of “fantasy,” I immediately panicked that it might not be for me, but it’s freaking DIANE CHAMBERLAIN so, I figured I’d go with the flow. BOY AM I GLAD I DID!!!!!! While time travel is definitely a major part of this book, it’s such “classic” Diane Chamberlain at its heart that it’s absolutely perfect. I wanted to savor the story for a long time knowing there will be nothing more of hers to read for some time, but alas, I couldn’t put it down, I devoured every word and absolutely loved this story of family, love and the lengths we will go for our children, even those that are not born yet. Add this one to your TBR for sure!