Reviews
The Match is a thought-provoking, extremely well-researched, and deeply personal account of one of the most controversial ethical dilemmas of our time. By allowing readers to walk beside the Trebing family as their daughter's illness leads them to conceive a sibling who might save her life, Beth Whitehouse takes us on a journey so rich in hope, commitment, and love that it forces us to suspend any judgments we might have held. Instead, we root for this family, as they-aided by their tireless relatives, dedicated friends, and team of exemplary medical professionals-step right to the edge of contemporary science. The result is a great story, and a remarkable work of journalism.-Rachel Simon, author of Building A Home With My Husband and Riding The Bus With My Sister "In the quest to cure their daughter, Steve and Stacy Trebing made an enormous and potentially dangerous medical decision-which inevitably led to another decision, and another, and another, as medical decisions tend to do in this day and time. Beth Whitehouse was there with them, witnessing their struggle and capturing it with accuracy and empathy. The Match is a riveting, vividly written tale of what happens when two powerful forces-parental love and modern science-converge to try to help a very brave child through the deliberate conception of another."-Liza Mundy, author of Everything Conceivable: How Assisted Reproduction is Changing Our World and Michelle: A Biography, "The Matchis a thought-provoking, extremely well-researched, and deeply personal account of one of the most controversial ethical dilemmas of our time. By allowing readers to walk beside the Trebing family as their daughter's illness leads them to conceive a sibling who might save her life, Beth Whitehouse takes us on a journey so rich in hope, commitment, and love that it forces us to suspend any judgments we might have held. Instead, we root for this family, as they-aided by their tireless relatives, dedicated friends, and team of exemplary medical professionals-step right to the edge of contemporary science. The result is a great story, and a remarkable work of journalism." -Rachel Simon, author ofBuilding a Home with My HusbandandRiding the Bus with My Sister"In the quest to cure their daughter, Steve and Stacy Trebing made an enormous and potentially dangerous medical decision-which inevitably led to another decision, and another, and another, as medical decisions tend to do in this day and time. Beth Whitehouse was there with them, witnessing their struggle and capturing it with accuracy and empathy.The Matchis a riveting, vividly written tale of what happens when two powerful forces-parental love and modern science-converge to try to help a very brave child through the deliberate conception of another." -Liza Mundy, author ofEverything Conceivable: How Assisted Reproduction is Changing Our WorldandMichelle: A Biography
