Girls in Trouble
Author: Caroline Leavitt
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2007-04-01
Total Pages: 373
ISBN-13: 1429976810
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An incredibly moving novel about the emotional side—and consequences—of open adoption from the author of Pictures of You. In this heart-wrenching story of an open adoption gone wrong, Caroline Leavitt's Girls in Trouble reveals the astonishing power of family bonds and maternal love. Sara is sixteen and pregnant. Her once-devoted boyfriend seems to have disappeared, so she decides her best and only option is an open adoption with George and Eva, a couple desperate for a child. After the birth it's clear Sara has a bond with the child that Eva can't seem to duplicate. When it seems that Sara cannot let go, Eva and George make a drastic decision, with devastating consequences for all of them.