I have just finished reading Dear Thing by Julie Cohen and
all I can say is wow!
Desperate for a child Claire and Ben are devastated when
they fail at each and every way to conceive. Feeling beaten Claire decides she cannot
put herself through the heart break any more. Ben’s best friend Romily offers
them a very generous alternative, a way to have their longed for baby without
Claire having to go through any more trauma. Ben is over the moon but will
things be as straight forward to Claire and Romily?
This was an absolutely beautiful and delicate read that had
me intrigued from the first chapter. The synopsis to this book had me hooked before I even started this book, I was excited to start this book as it sounded unlike anything I had read before. Surrogacy has always been something that I
have always had a few questions about as it is a wonderful gift to be able to
give but I often wonder how the surrogate feels whilst carrying a child you
know you are going to give up and this book touches on everyone’s point of view
from the surrogate and the new parents side. The author has clearly done a hell
of a lot of research for this book not only on surrogacy but also on fertility
problems and at times reading this book it I needed to remind myself that this
is fiction because it all felt very real.
All of the characters in this book are unbelievably well
written the characters could easily be the neighbours down the road they felt
so real. Posie who is Romily’s daughter
was a lovable little character who seemed to have an old head on her shoulders
although I did find it very odd that she calls her mum Romily. The author
manages to portray the emotions of Ben, Claire and Romily very well and equally
there didn’t feel like a main character as they all were an important part to
the story.
I particularly liked the Dear Thing letters that Romily
wrote as these letters real showed her emotions deep down. This is the first book
that I have read about this subject matter which meant the book had a wonderful
fresh feel to it. You will find the book brings out so many emotions, Posie
helps to bring a smile to our faces which is needed after the emotional feel to
this book. The book had a couple of little twists and I for one couldn’t
predict the outcome which helped to add to the enjoyment of this compelling
read.
I cannot recommend this book enough it definitely has a
unique feel to it so if you are looking for something fresh, exciting and
compelling this has to be your next read.
Hardback Kindle
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