Moondance
by Diane Chandler
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Pub Date 1 Nov 2016 | Archive Date 28 Oct 2016
Description
Bittersweet, at times funny, and always emotionally raw, this is by far the most moving and honest novel you'll ever read about IVF and its impact on a marriage.
How can you long for someone who doesn't exist?
Cat has always been in control of her life. Happily married to Dom, but flying high as a political lobbyist, she dismisses his desire to start a family ... until she herself is ready.
But what if it is then too late?
Complex and selfish, intelligent and open, if she is to succeed in having that elusive child, Cat must battle through gruelling fertility treatment and the emotional strain it places on her marriage. By her side, Dom, easygoing and ever the optimist, finds that he too risks being run ragged by their journey.
Both are forced to come to terms with their longing for a baby against the blitz on a relationship tested like never before.
This is a rare, raw, engaging fictional account of the traumas of infertility told with frankness and humour.
Advance Praise
"If comedy lifts fallible fools upwards to love and success then tragedy brings those on high crashing down. What better heroine to pit against the cruel and whimsical cycles of the moon? By the end I wept, though I won't tell you why." – S. E. Lynes, author of Valentina
"Chandler has not pulled back from showing those aspects of the human condition that sometimes we’d rather gloss over." – Sara Bailey, author of Dark Water
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780995473522 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Jane H, Librarian
Moondance by Diane Chandler
The story of a couple undertaking IVF in the pursuit of a child. Cat has always gotten what she wants but when they are ready for a baby it is not as easy as she thought it would be. This book follows the story of Cat and Dom as they embark on IVF it is a gruelling path and one that will test their marriage. Can a marriage survive such an arduous journey of heartbreak and joy?
This book elicits such high emotion as the reader is drawn into Cat’s world - where they have come from, where they are and where they end up. It is a gritty read that at times seemed to stretch beyond the bounds, definitely a thought provoking novel that will have readers enthralled.
Three words for how this book made me feel: devastated, elated and hopeful.
Kathleen D, Reviewer
This was an enlightening, interesting, and enjoyable story of Catriona Wyatt (Black) and her husband, Dominic Wyatt and their
relationship before, during and after undergoing IVF.
The story is told from Cat's point of view and describes the first time she and Dom met and their history together, dating, developing and establishing distinguished careers, marriage and the decision to have a baby.
Thankfully my family genes are fertile and nature blessed us with children. Dom and Cat were not so fortunate and had to undergo lots of tests and procedures, taking away much of the joy, spontaneity and intimacy of their sex together.
Diane Chandler's first novel, The Road to Donetsk, won The People's Book Prize for Fiction 2016. Moondance is her second novel, and I enjoyed getting to know the characters and how they interacted with each other. I liked Dom, Cat, and even Jackie, Cat's best friend and Billy, Cat's brother.
Special thanks to NetGalley, Blackbird Books and Diane Chandler for providing me with a digital ARC of Moondance: IVF Could Create A Baby But Could It Also Destroy A Marriage? to read and write an honest review.
My rating for Moondance is a solid 4 stars.
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