Waiting
on Wednesday [Wow] is a weekly event hosted by Jill @ Breaking
the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly
anticipating.
What
Was Mine by Helen Klein Ross
Expected
Publication: January 5, 2016
Publisher:
Gallery Books
Synopsis
Lucy
Wakefield is a seemingly ordinary woman who does something extraordinary in a
desperate moment: she takes a baby girl from a shopping cart and raises her as
her own. It’s a secret she manages to keep for over two decades—from her
daughter, the babysitter who helped raise her, family, coworkers, and friends.
When
Lucy’s now-grown daughter Mia discovers the devastating truth of her origins,
she is overwhelmed by confusion and anger and determines not to speak again to
the mother who raised her. She reaches out to her birth mother for a tearful
reunion, and Lucy is forced to flee to China to avoid prosecution. What follows
is a ripple effect that alters the lives of many and challenges our
understanding of the very meaning of motherhood.
Author
Helen Klein Ross, whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, weaves a powerful
story of upheaval and resilience told from the alternating perspectives of
Lucy, Mia, Mia’s birth mother, and others intimately involved in the
kidnapping. What Was Mine is a compelling tale of motherhood and loss, of grief
and hope, and the life-shattering effects of a single, irrevocable moment.
Why I Can’t Wait
Why
haven’t I heard of this book until now?? I love everything about this book I know
it will put me through the emotional ringer and I can’t wait to take that ride.
Oh this is new to me as well but does sound good! Great pick!!
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