On a journey through IVF one woman's life unravels
Plastering Over the Cracks brings the reality of the IVF process and the resulting challenges into sharp focus, through the eyes of a young woman on the verge of emotional collapse. Honest, brave, unflinching and incredibly moving – Carrie Sutton writes straight from the heart.
Excerpt
Yesterday, my world held two distinct possible futures: the one with children and the one without.
Today is Sunday. I sit on the cold bathroom floor, half dressed, staring at the digital display.
A big part of me knew already. I think I even knew when they gave me the little scan of it in there, the only souvenir I would ever have. A souvenir of my heart, my time and my £6000...
Because that’s what it has been. My investment: my time, my tears, my heart, my body. Not his. Because it is all for me, I am told. All of it. For me. Not for him. Not for us, like he said in the beginning. Just for me. And the pressure has been unbearable.
Professional Reviews
Personal story with a message of hope
"Partly based on Sutton's own experiences, Plastering Over The Cracks is a very candid, courageous and unflinching look at the fall-out of dashed hopes and shattered dreams."
Yvette Huddleston, Yorkshire Post.
Praise for Plastering Over the Cracks
"... a sharply observed, painfully honest and, as result, immensely moving account of one woman's struggles to achieve motherhood via the emotional roller-coaster of IVF. Men and women alike will find this a poignant journey..."
Brian Sibley
“Being a couple yet free is our next challenge on the evolutionary ladder. This book successfully helps us unravel the myths that block that achievement. It does it with warmth, with readability, and with balance. It recreates everyday problems and
