First published 2007
Sara is sixteen and pregnant when her boyfriend vanishes. She chooses open adoption, placing her trust in George and Eva, a childless couple eager to become parents. The arrangement seems perfect until Sara gives birth. She discovers an intense connection to her baby that Eva struggles to match. As Sara finds herself unable to step back from the child's life, tensions escalate between the birth mother and adoptive parents. George and Eva face an impossible choice. Their desperate decision tears apart all three lives, leaving everyone to grapple with the true meaning of motherhood and family. Leavitt explores the complex emotions that bind mothers to children and the devastating consequences when love becomes possession.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, adoption, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, found-family
368 pages · ebook · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: emotional-abuse