Reviews of Sweet Grapes: How to Stop Being Infertile and Start Living Again

Some snips from reviews…



From Midwest Book Review (May, 1998)Sweet Grapes:
How To Stop Being Infertile And Start Living Again addresses an important
issue in contemporary society: Can childless couples lead a satisfying and
fulfilling life in the absence of children? Jean and Michael Carter
address this issue with intelligence, sensitivity and candor. The result
is a well respected guidepost for infertile couples as the Carters reflect
on the more than ten years after their original choice to live childfree.
Sweet Grapes is highly recommended reading for anyone willing to
thoroughly consider all of their options to infertility including high
tech treatments, third party parenting assistance, adoption, and childfree
living. Of special interest is a chapter of resources and a bibliography
for further study.



From ALA Booklist (10/1/89)… A powerful book that
offers hope to childless couples seeking to regain control of their lives."



From the American Society of Reproductive Medicine’s Fertility
News (December, 1989)… "Dr. Jean Carter, an
obstetrician-gynecologist, and her husband an English professor,
coauthored this book. Together they have pesonally wrestled with the many
issues of infertility and have resolved to live "childfree."
Their unique circumstances have enabled them to write a book that is both
informative and entertaining. Few, if any books in this are deal with the
issue of chidlessness and resolving fertility desires as well as this
text. The authors’ approach is best summarized in this quotation from
Linda P Salzer, author of Infertility: How Couples Can Cope...’When
you are chasing the dream of a baby, it is easy to forget that life has
the potential for many other dreams and fulfillments.’ Dr. and Mr. Carter
review the pros and cons of accepting infertility and choosing
childlessness as well as describe the many reasons why couples may or may
not have difficulty in accepting this option…. This book is recommended
for all couples who are nearing th end of their infertility options , or
for those who are unsure whether to pursue infertility therapy at all."



From Provident Book Finder (March/April, 1990)…"An
excellent resource for infertility counselors and thoes infertile couples
who have become ‘drifters’ within the decision making process."



From RESOLVE’s national newsletter (September, 1989)… This
provocative book offers guidance on how to end the infertility crisis and
to reinvigorate life by making positive choices….The book presents clear
models for decision-making; for rediscovering and ordering priorities,
which often become obscured during the infertiliyt years, and for
investing in the decision to stop being infertile, whether that decision
is one to lead a childfree life or to build an adoptive family…SG is a
major contribution to the dialogue on infertility resolution. It
demystifies and legitimzes the childgree alternative and offers a fresh
perspetive on life after infertility… The good life the authors
obviously hae forged, even enhanced, through experiencing infertility
seems proof that the fabled grapes indeed may be sweet, even if one is
unable to reach the longed-for fruit: a biological family."

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