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- ISBN 9781743796085
- Weight: 430g
- Dimensions: 153 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Apr 2020
- Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
- Publication City/Country: AU
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Every Conceivable Way recounts one couple’s nine-year quest to become parents, while giving an inside peek into the IVF and surrogacy industries, the fertility merry-go-round, and what it’s like to live for years with uncertainty.
After relocating to Australia from New York, Despina Meris and her husband, Bill, settle down to baby-making. What they never expect is a string of heartbreaking unexplained miscarriages, even with the help of IVF. They turn to surrogacy – first in India, then in the Ukraine and finally in Thailand, where their baby is conceived.
But more drama unfolds when, overnight, they are caught up in the Thai government crackdown on commercial surrogacy, leaving them with no way of contacting their pregnant surrogate.
Every Conceivable Way, a real-life story that is stranger than fiction, asks how far you would go before you call it quits, when it seems like all the odds are stacked against you.
After relocating to Australia from New York, Despina Meris and her husband, Bill, settle down to baby-making. What they never expect is a string of heartbreaking unexplained miscarriages, even with the help of IVF. They turn to surrogacy – first in India, then in the Ukraine and finally in Thailand, where their baby is conceived.
But more drama unfolds when, overnight, they are caught up in the Thai government crackdown on commercial surrogacy, leaving them with no way of contacting their pregnant surrogate.
Every Conceivable Way, a real-life story that is stranger than fiction, asks how far you would go before you call it quits, when it seems like all the odds are stacked against you.
Born and raised in NYC, Despina Meris is a freelance travel writer and regular contributor to national publications like International Traveller,Luxury Travel and Holidays for Couples. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and International Business from NYU as well as a Masters in Business Management from the London School of Economics. She is involved in online forums about surrogacy in Thailand, India, Ukraine and Australia, as well as miscarriage support and egg donor selection. She was previously a Surrogacy Australia member, and is engaged in Australian Surrogacy and Overseas Surrogacy Facebook pages.
