The Dream Daughter: A Novel

New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain delivers a thrilling, mind-bending novel about one mother's journey to save her child.

When Carly Sears, a young woman widowed by the Vietnam war, receives the news that her unborn baby girl has a heart defect, she is devastated. It is 1970, and she is told that nothing can be done to help her child. But her brother-in-law, a physicist with a mysterious past, tells her that perhaps there is a way to save her baby. What he suggests is something that will shatter every preconceived notion that Carly has. Something that will require a kind of strength and courage she never knew existed. Something that will mean an unimaginable leap of faith on Carly's part.

And all for the love of her unborn child.

The Dream Daughter is a rich, genre-spanning, breathtaking novel about one mother's quest to save her child, unite her family, and believe in the unbelievable. Diane Chamberlain pushes the boundaries of faith and science to deliver a novel that you will never forget.

Praise for The Dream Daughter:

"Chamberlain writes with supernatural gifts
...fate, destiny, chance and hope combine for a heady and breathless wonder of a read." —Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan's Tale

"Can a story be both mind-bending and heartfelt? In Diane Chamberlain’s hands, it can. The Dream Daughter will hold readers in anxious suspense until the last satisfying page." —Therese Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of Z

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Published Jun 4, 2019

400 pages

Average rating: 7.32

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Community Reviews

K Olson
Jan 14, 2025
4/10 stars
This is my 8th Diane Chamberlain novel and by far my least favorite. I found the plot dragged until around page 200 and that seems too long for me. I was disappointed because so many people seemed to love this book. My favorite Diane Chamberlain remains Necessary Lies.
anne ducastel
Jan 08, 2026
8/10 stars
another win for Diana Chambelain, pulling me in each time
Margie Pettersen
Oct 27, 2025
10/10 stars
Carolyn receives news that her unborn child is in trouble. It is the 1970s and ultrasound tests are relatively new. He husband has recently passed and this child is all she has left of him.

When her brother-in-law tells her that time travel is possible and she can go to the future for better treatment, she is skeptical at first, but ends up believing him. Carolyn's adventures in 2001 and also 2014 make this a remarkable, unforgettable story.
Harrietaspy
May 04, 2025
6/10 stars
Admittedly time travel is not my thing. Way too much suspension of belief! There would be SO much more to get used to than just technology our the lack of it. A sweet story but not my thing.
Scmay
Jul 29, 2024
8/10 stars
It was everything I had hoped for and more!

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