Cradle of Dreams

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Summary: Not just about infertility
Review: I enjoyed this novel. I read it from start to finish in one day because I wanted and needed to know how it ended. Knowing this story parallels Dr. Bentz and his wife's struggle with infertility made it even more compelling. Paul and Laura's feelings during the adoption process with Maggie and Max are so real! I suggest this book to every Christian fiction reader.

Rating:
Summary: A good book with an difficult subject
Review: This is a heart-rending book to read. Although you may not get to know the characters Paul & Laura very well, you feel like you can know their struggle. Although it is interesting that throughout the book, there is usually one experience that is horrible for the couple, and then success, or something good happens. There was just something pollyanna-ish about the entire novel. That's not to say that it wasn't a good read, just be prepared.

I think that there were things that good have been handled better. For instance, Vicki's story is boiled down into one small paragraph with little build up. Dialogue could have been better--not as stilted.

All in all, I think this is a good book that deserves to be read by people trying to understand couples battling with infertility.

Rating:
Summary: Highly Recommended!
Review: This is the unfolding drama of a couple desiring to become parents. You enter the lives of Laura and Paul as you turn each page. Their despair and pain is expressed through the everyday trials as they struggle through the different avenues of infertility. Through the maze of tests and paperwork, timing and emotional upheavels you will feel the agony as they exhaust every resource to have a baby. The adoption process takes its toll on them. The long ordeal has many twists and turns.

Each step along the way, Paul and Laura give this over to God.But not without pain and questions. He shows them that He has had a plan all along. You will find that you will not be able to put this book down. It will stay with you long after you are finished reading it. I highly recommend it to those with fertility issues, losses and for family and friends who desire to be supportive.

--- reviewed by Susan for Christian Bookshelf