For Sara, sixteen and pregnant, it feels as if her life is over. Her once-devoted boyfriend seems to have disappeared, and her only option left is to have her baby adopted. She chooses George and Eva, an older couple desperate for a child. And, despite her mothers concerns, she opts for an open adoption, the chance to have a continued involvement in her childs life. But after the birth it is clear that Sara has a bond with her daughter that Eva cannot seem to duplicate. And when Sara cannot let go, Eva and George make a ...
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For Sara, sixteen and pregnant, it feels as if her life is over. Her once-devoted boyfriend seems to have disappeared, and her only option left is to have her baby adopted. She chooses George and Eva, an older couple desperate for a child. And, despite her mothers concerns, she opts for an open adoption, the chance to have a continued involvement in her childs life. But after the birth it is clear that Sara has a bond with her daughter that Eva cannot seem to duplicate. And when Sara cannot let go, Eva and George make a drastic decision with far-reaching consequences for all of them.
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This novel started out kind of like an ?after-school special? showing the tragic results of teenage sex, but as I continued to read, the characters became more dimensional and I began to see that there is much more to this novel than I originally believed. The author takes the time to fully develop the characters so that you understood where their decisions are coming from.
This is the story of Sara, sixteen and pregnant and the novel opens on the drive to the hospital to have her baby. She is attended by her parents but her thoughts are only of the adoptive parents to whom she has promised her child. Sara feels as though no one understands her and the only person she thought she could truly trust was Danny, the baby?s teenaged father, but after telling him of the impending birth, Danny leaves town and abandons Sara. She would love to keep her baby and raise it, but she also wants her child to have the best ? so she decides upon an open-adoption, in which she will be able to be a part of the child?s life.
She chooses Eva & George, a friendly older couple and instantly bonds with Eva, who has always wanted to become a mother. Sara feels she is more a part of her family than she is in her own. Her parents are disappointed in her and want Sara to put the baby up for adoption and just move on with her life, but Sara won?t listen and forges a strong bond with the adoptive family.
Then things get too close for comfort and the relationship becomes strained as Sara becomes too close to the family in an unhealthy way. Then Sara does something that ultimately breaks the strong connection with Eva & George and she feels the bond with her baby break, perhaps permanently.
I particularly enjoyed reading the story from the characters different perspectives and getting know the reason why Danny ran away. We even learn the story from the baby?s perspective. As she grows, Anne, like Sara, has never really felt connected to her adoptive parents and when she gets the chance to meet Sara, she thinks that her prayers have been answered by being reunited with her birth mother, but events happen that once again, tear Sara and her daughter apart.
Caroline Leavitt does an excellent job introducing each character and drawing you into their lives. The interaction between the characters is gripping and the story is well told ? I will certainly look for more books by this author and I highly recommend this story.
