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4.5 Stars

”As you wander through this troubled world
In search of all things beautiful
You can close your eyes when you're miles away
And hear my voice like a serenade��
--Lullaby,Dixie Chicks, Songwriters: Dan Wilson / Emily Robison / Martie Maguire / Natalie Maines

I think I might be the only one who has never read a Diane Chamberlain book before, but after reading a few goodreads friends reviews, I knew this was one I wanted to read. I was inundated with other books when I did receive a copy of this, but I finally got most of the books I wanted to read first in my “read�� pile, and could indulge myself by pushing this one up a bit in sequence.

Stories involving time travel are a bit on the tricky side for me �� buying into them, that is, but I thought this was handled well, with just enough information for the reader to be kept engaged.

What it does add is an ability to see the transformation and changes that have occurred between 1965 and 2013, through the eyes of one young woman, Carly, who has endured a major loss in her recent past as this begins, when she finds out that her unborn child has a heart defect, with little likelihood that anything can be done. Through her brother-in-law, Hunter, she is offered a chance to change that, but what he offers is more than a little hard to believe, let alone contemplate.

What would you be willing to do to save your unborn child’s life? What would you be willing to sacrifice? There are so few guarantees in life, but Carly knows there isn’t anything she wouldn’t do if it will possibly save her child.

This story is very emotional driven, but with a story including love and loss one should expect that. I didn’t expect it to be as engaging as it was, but between the emotional side of the story, all the secrets and twists and turns I didn’t want to put this down, and kept turning the pages.

I loved both the eras and the locations this was set in, NYC and North Carolina, the ease with which Chamberlain moved the different aspects of the story set in the 1970s and spun the multiple layers of the story set in 2001 and 2013 and beyond all together into one beautiful, multilayered story about the bonds we share with family, whether born into or created, and with those we love; the blessing and power of forgiveness, and the driving force of a mother’s love.


Published: 02 OCT 2018

Many thanks for the ARC provided by St. Martin’s Press