Not long ago, I admitted to being hard on infertility memoirs. I think I've found an exception (and they haven't even contacted me with their book yet, go figure...)
When it comes out in July, Egg Sisters will reveal the interesting relationship twists that can come with the ART ride. This interview piece by Jane Clifford of the Union-Tribune covers a lot of territory in a little space, taking us from the origins of the two authors' friendship -- one with no hope left, one eagerly anticipating her first IVF -- through the culmination of 15 years waiting for their somewhat-related children to be old enough to understand their own complicated beginnings.
The results of that long wait between initial meeting and teenaged children is part of what I look forward to reading. Unlike a lot of infertility memoirs that seem fresh from the hospital's L&D wing, these women (Alyson Gilmore and Brenda Sajewski) should be able to construct a story with deeper insight than some of the rather typically giddy new mommy tales. Even those gleeful "I can't believe I'm finally a mom" books that are tinged with the heaviness of infertility treatment can so often come to a slamming halt -- ta dah! -- just when parenthood really gets interesting. I'm hopeful that Gilmore and Sajewski expand on the challenges of explaining to kids the intermingling nature of sharing gametes with a stranger who becomes part of the family.
I am happy to report that our book "Egg Sisters" just went live. It is available through our website: www.EggSisters.com now and will be available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. in approx. 45 days. However, the cost is greatly increased through those vendors.
Egg Sisters is the true story of two strangers who met through infertility and how they changed a generation.
Alyson Gilmore
Posted by: Alyson Gilmore | July 20, 2009 at 08:27 AM
Haha, I was trying to figure out how to comment on this thing! :)
This is Katie Sajewski- the end result of the book and Alyson and my mother's journey for children. :) Albeit we have not met each other since 1999, we are planning on meeting up this summer in California! (Woo hoo!) Like Alyson said above, it really is how two strangers changed a generation.
Thanks for being the firt blogger of the book! :) *high fives*
Posted by: Katie | December 13, 2009 at 10:40 PM