Other People's Children

Hoffmann, Rj

ISBN 10: 179711901X ISBN 13: 9781797119014

Publisher: Blackstone Pub, 2021

A riveting debut novel about a couple whose dream of adopting a baby is shattered when the teenage mother reclaims her child.

What makes a family?

Gail and Jon Durbin moved to the Chicago suburbs to set up house as soon as Gail got pregnant. But then she miscarried&;once, twice, three times. Determined to expand their family, the Durbins turn to adoption. When several adoptions fall through, Gail&;s desire for a child overwhelms her.

Carli is a pregnant teenager from a blue-collar town nearby, with dreams of going to college and getting out of her mother&;s home. When she makes the gut-wrenching decision to give her baby up for adoption, she chooses the Durbins. But Carli&;s mother, Marla, has other plans for her grandbaby.

In Other People&;s Children, three mothers make excruciating choices to protect their families and their dreams&;choices that put them at decided odds against one another. You will root for each one of them and wonder just how far you&;d go in the same situation. This riveting debut is a thoughtful exploration of love and family, and a heart-pounding page-turner you&;ll find impossible to put down.

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