Mixed Blessings

By Daniel Steel

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552149985
• ISBN13: 9780552149983
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Mixed Emotions

"Mixed Blessings" follows couples who marry and face the question of whether they want to have children or not and how they overcome their infertility.I really began to resent, and almost hate, Barbi. I thought that maybe Charlie hadn't really thought about the marriage completely before he married her, or perhaps he was hoping that she would settle down and change her mind.However, I questioned why Pilar would want to have a child with Brad, considering that he is already 60. By the time the child graduates from high school, he would be pushing 80.I think a lot of people will be able to relate to this book, considering 1 in 5 people will have difficulty conceiving. And I think that people can also relate to the characters on the basis of "What do I really want in life?"

Wonderful and heartwarming stories

Danielle Steel created three couples that must make decisions of whether or not to have children, and how far they are willing to go to have, or not to have them. Each story has sacrifices they must make, and each sacrifice comes with it's own reward or problem. Danielle Steel is a wonderful writer, always providing unique conflicts and struggles, and not always the best ending. This story is a bit unusual, as the characters are more everyday people and dealing with their inner conflict of defining their family, whether it be with or without children, to determine their lifestyle. Very interesting and warm story.

very real story to me

I checked this book out of the library. I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it because at the time I was suffering through my own infertility. But once I started I was hooked. I could relate to Diana so easily, the heartache that occured at the same time each month, and the feeling that there was something wrong long before I went to any doctor. Like Diana, I too was able to overcome this problem, and now have two beautiful sons (our own biological children, too!) I didn't relate quite as well to the other couples, but did find their stories facinating as well. The research Danielle Steel did was very good except for one flaw - when Pillar had her miscarriage around New Year's she was back in getting another insemination done the next month -I also had this procedure done and doctors will not do this procedure for three months after a miscarriage. Also her discription of the procedure itself was a little different than mine. But excellent reading none the less!

very nice and touching story

It's a story of three different couples who tried so hard to have a child. Very touching.

A Good Read!

This is the first DS book I've read, and it's bound to be the best! "Mixed Blessings" is a great book with several surprises. Sometimes it can get kind of repeated, but otherwise good. I was always looking forward to the next bit about Diana and Andy. Looking for a sequel! Can anyone reccomend a good followup?