Description
Book SynopsisAn intensely personal narrative of loss, hope, and longing for a child.
Trade Review"It is one of the first intelligent, personal accounts of the daily business of IVF, and as such will surely be a useful (albeit rather demoralising) resource for other women. She describes the grueling rounds of injections, blood tests and scans, and the bloating and physical depletion that result. However, it’s a book that rightly has wider ambitions, because these insistent, lengthy attempts to become pregnant raise more elemental questions about what it means to desire a child." -- The Guardian
"With searing intelligence and unflinching emotional clarity, Julia Leigh lays bare the exacting nature of desire.
Avalanche is consummately ravishing." -- Tracy K. Smith, author of Ordinary Light
"An astonishing and unfliching personal account of an IVF journey--fiece, touching and redemptive." -- Jane Campion
"Julia Leigh writes beautifully and honestly and has a rare gift for bringing the reading along as if a trusted friend. Her stories of love and loss, friendship and sorrow make
Avalanche entirely relatable." -- Amy Richard, author of Opting In: Having a Child Without Losing Yourself
"Leigh's a star and this account of IVF has all her brilliant luminosity." -- Chloe Hooper, author of and The Engagement
"Deeply personal, insightful and raw—Julia Leigh's story of her desire for a baby is beautifully told. I didn't want to put this brave book down for a second." -- Sofie Laguna, author of The Eye of the Sheep
