Delicate Condition

Hardback Published on: 17/08/2023
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Delicate Condition
Anticlimactic!
This was definitely a different read. Unfortunately I found it to be repetitive and for me, the suspense wasn't there? The first half was slightly intrigui... READ MORE
Tegan at Stafford
Delicate Condition
So excited to see how this is adapted!
I'm watching American Horror Story, so I HAD to get the book the new season is based on. I read it in 2 days, which I haven't done in a while, but this boo... READ MORE
Toni

Synopsis

I wanted this baby so badly.
But she may be the death of me...

Anna Alcott is desperate to have a family. But as she tries to balance her increasingly public life as an indie actress with a gruelling IVF regime, she starts to suspect that someone is going to great lengths to make sure that never happens. Crucial medicines are lost. Appointments are moved without her knowledge. She's sure she's being followed. And when she finally does get pregnant, someone breaks into her house and steals the ultrasound photograph of her baby. But despite everything she's gone through, not even her husband is willing to believe that someone is playing twisted games with her.

Then her doctors tell her she's lost the baby. Despite her grief, Anna ignores the grave-faced men lecturing her - because she can still feel the baby moving, can see the toll it's taking on her weakened body. Isolated in a remote snowbound town, Anna is sure that whoever has been following her is closing in on her and her unborn child. And as her symptoms become more terrifying, she can't help but wonder what exactly is growing inside her... and why no-one will listen when she says that something is horribly wrong.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781800818323
  • Number of pages: 432
  • Dimensions: 236 x 162 x 40 mm
  • Weight: 660g
  • Languages: English

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Delicate Condition
Rosemary's Baby vs American Horror Stories
Anna is desperate for a baby and is currently going through IVF treatment to hopefully become a mum one day. She's also just been catapulted into the publ... READ MORE
Georgie M
Delicate Condition
A very creepy psychological horror story
‘I wanted this baby so badly. But she may be the death of me...’ My thanks to Serpent’s Tail/Viper for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Delicate Condition’ by D... READ MORE
Vivienne O'Regan
Delicate Condition
Good if you like something a bit different
4-4.25⭐️ I’ve been picking up some positive vibes on social media for this book, so was excited to check it out for myself. It’s listed as women’s fictio... READ MORE
Lesley Lloyd
Delicate Condition
Creepy horror tale!
Anna Alcott is an esteemed actress. She is tipped to be up for an Oscar but what she really wants is a baby. Going through IVF is hard going & even before ... READ MORE
Maggie Macdonald
Delicate Condition
Beautifully dark
DELICATE CONDITION Like a mix of both Stephen King and American Horror Story, Delicate Condition was a beautifully, dark novel. Reading the synopsis of t... READ MORE
carla warren
Delicate Condition
A great horror book about pregnancy!
Likened to "Rosemary's Baby", "Delicate Condition" by Danielle Valentine is definitely giving off sinister supernatural and cult-like vibes from the start.... READ MORE
Mel Pretorius
Delicate Condition
Highly recommended
This is an important book because it talk about maternity without sugarcoating or sort of fairy tale moment. Being pregnant means facing doctor who an beli... READ MORE
AMG
Delicate Condition
Amazing story
I think this must be the strangesrt story I have ever read. A scientist cum Doctor falls in love with a female patient who has Tuberculosis and evetually d... READ MORE
Patricia Moren
Delicate Condition
A gestation thriller!
This is a well-written and generally well-thought-out novel with an interesting surprise ending. It describes a nightmare pregnancy during a winter which s... READ MORE
Matthew K Spencer
Delicate Condition
This Is Quite a Creepy Read.
3.5 stars rounded up. **TRIGGER WARNING** Miscarriage. Domestic Drama. Horror. Cult. Anna Alcott is desperate to be pregnant. But as she tries to bala... READ MORE
Louise Wilson
Delicate Condition
First class- a different take on pregnancy!
Definitely one to read! I felt this was a first class, heart stopping story with a different take on dealing with pregnancy and all it entails. So good it ... READ MORE
Mary Urquhart
Delicate Condition
A complete rollercoaster of a story that will thoroughly terrify you
When Anna finally has success with IVF, things soon start to go wrong. Someone is changing her appointments and she feels as if she has a stalker. After he... READ MORE
Katherine
Delicate Condition
A must read, must buy
I simply cannot believe that Delicate Condition is the author Danielle Valentine’s debut novel. Danielle has weaved a fantastic thriller that my eyes were ... READ MORE
Bookread2day
Delicate Condition
Tense and mysterious
A feminist horror story about female hysteria, medical gaslighting, and a hint of the paranormal. The real horror in this story is how it so accurately... READ MORE
Caitlin