The Stork Club

by Iris Rainer Dart

Movie mogul Rick has had every perk Hollywood can offer, but still feels something's missing. As his fiftieth birthday approaches, he decides he wants a family even though he can't commit to a woman - and is about to give everything he's got to adopt a baby.

The writing team of Ruthie and Sheldon has produced both great comedy and a great kid. But Sheldon is gay and the specter of HIV is complicating their already unconventional lives.

Lainie and Mitch gave birth to their chick boutique, Panache, with ease, yet they can't have a baby without a surrogate. Can Lainie risk losing her husband to "the other woman" - the one bearing his child?

Now, these couples have gathered at "The Stork Club", a support group for unique parents, in a novel about a 1990's way of having a family... and a timeless way of losing one's heart.

Genres: Fiction, Collections

Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Iris Rainer Dart is the author of eight novels, including the much-beloved New York Times bestseller Beaches. The mother of two children, she lives in California with her husband.

Reviews

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have always enjoyed stories about struggles with fertility and parenting. It would've been great to see what happened with the psychologist at the end with her baby

[Goldie Herechuk · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting mix of stories however too much time spent on the meetings.

[France Fournier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Malgré le fait que ce livre est paru en 1992, j'ai trouvé que les thématiques étaient toujours d'actualité. Encore aujourd'hui, les familles non-conventionnelle suscitent des questionnements de la part de la société. Comment avez-vous eu votre enfant? Avez-vous pensez à l'adoption? Vous n'avez pas peur qu'il soit homosexuel? Vous êtes trop vieux pour devenir parent,etc.

J'ai adoré rencontrer ces parents de famille exceptionnelle et de connaître leur histoire. Par contre, au début, j'ai eu de la difficulté à saisir l'histoire étant donné la multitude de personnages.

[Jill Manske · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure why I picked up this soap opera of a book. My first clue should have been that the author also wrote "Beaches", which was turned into a very sappy movie. Well, this is a very sappy book. Go figure. The characters are realistic and interesting. But the dialog is formal and stilted. No one talks in full paragraphs unless giving a speech. The other bothersome thing about the book is how all the loose ends are tied up tidily like a Christmas present. Oh, there are a couple of disappointments, but not unexpected ones. This is a book my 85-year-old mother would probably like. Sigh.

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do not remember specific details on this book to give an accurate review, but I remember I enjoyed it very much. I first read one of Iris Rainer Dart's books when I read Beaches (the book the movie was based on). She is a good author who has the ability to make you care about the characters you are reading. She also weaves some good comedic parts into her stories.

[Morris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my kind of book but enjoyed it.

[Kim]

It was a good book.

[Joni · Rating 4 out of 5]

8

[Jackie Simons]

Read 9/94