Crossing The Moon

By Paulette Bates Alden and Paulette Alden

Book Overview

The author relates her struggle to have a child and the self-knowledge gained through the course of infertility treatment. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886913080
• ISBN13: 9781886913080
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Ruminator Books
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.0" x 4.8"

Customer Reviews

I had no idea!

I had no idea that some women go through such a protracted, painful process to bear children. Oh, I knew not every one of us conceived at just the "right" time and that some of us had to "work" at becoming pregnant but I had no idea what the emotional toll was on women who had to make a conscious effort to conceive. Ms. Alden has written a novel of her experience in that area and through it all kept her sense of humor and her sense of self. I'm happy for her and proud of her fortitude.

A good read

I picked up this book in the bookstore even though I have no problems with infertility. I'd read her collection of stories (which is really great) so it caught my eye. By the end of page one, I could not put it down! This is just a plain old GOOD READ. Alden discusses issues relevant to most people -- infertile or not, considering parenthood or not. In some ways, I am sorry that the book has the subtitle that it does, because (though it centers on Alden's struggles with infertility) it really reads like a great memoir. Alden is clearly a gifted writer. She has this way of drawing you in and not letting you go until the last word.

a great read

I picked this book up because of the topic but it was so much more than an infertility story:it was a great chronicle of one womans growing up.When I was done I felt I had made a new friend and was sad to put the book down.

Is your baby clock ticking?

Or about to run out of time all together? Then this book is for you...or anyone else who loves suberb memoir writing. We need to keep hearing from Bates Alden on a regular basis. She has important things to tell us.

Thought-provoking and inspiring

Being a writer myself of child-bearing age, I was drawn to Alden's book and could not put it down until I had read every single word. She is refreshingly frank and honest about her experiences of infertility and finding her true writer's voice, and should be applauded for making the right decision for her life. I sometimes struggle with the same issues - do I want children? How would they fit into my life as a writer? WOULD they fit in and is it fair to try? Some people believe you can have it all; I'm not one of them. Alden's book is as much about making choices as it is about infertility, and every woman faces these choices at some point in her life. Alden's tale of finding her own way is inspiring and comforting, and I look forward to the next book from this gifted author.