"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