The Heartache of Infertility

All Your Perfects offers insight on the tremendous emotional effects that stem from infertility. Quinn's heartache from her inability to conceive permeates every aspect of her life, from her relationship with her husband to the encounters she has with the strangers she meets. She and Graham have tried every option available to them to become pregnant or adopt a child, but all of them have failed. As a result, Quinn does not even want to initiate intimacy with her husband because she fears it will only lead to disappointment. Strangers cause her even more grief when they ask about children.

Quinn and Graham wanted children so badly that they exhausted every opportunity available to them. They started trying for children in their second year of marriage, but have been unable to conceive. They have also been through three rounds of IVF, as Quinn...