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It’s a warm early summer’s evening when Mia’s doorbell rings. She opens the door to see a teenage girl standing in the shadow beyond the porch light—and in an instant she knows who it is. Daisy, the daughter she gave up as a baby. Daisy steps forward, as she says tearfully “I’m sorry I didn’t call first. But something happened. And I really needed… you.”
Seventeen years before, knowing she couldn’t possibly give her beautiful little girl Daisy the future she deserved, Mia made the hardest decision of her life—to give her up. And Suzanne seemed the perfect adoptive mother: calm, stable, and full of love for the daughter she’d always dreamed of having.
The two mothers promised to keep communication open, so Daisy could have Mia’s love and support along with Suzanne’s. But as the years passed, Mia moved away, and their visits happened less. Now Daisy is almost a stranger to Mia—angry, closed and broken—nothing like the tiny girl she once couldn’t bear to say goodbye to.
But now Daisy has arrived on Mia’s doorstep, and she says she has a terrible secret. One she can never tell Suzanne. And she believes the only person who can help her is Mia. Her birth mother.
Mia, however, has secrets of her own. Ones she is afraid to let Daisy or anyone else know. And while Suzanne desperately seeks a way to bring her child home, can Mia overcome her past to help the girl they both call their daughter in her darkest hour before it’s too late?
Totally gripping emotional women’s fiction from the author guaranteed to make readers cry. Kate Hewitt’s story will grab you by the heartstrings and never let you go. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Diane Chamberlain and Jojo Moyes.
Author Bio:
Kate Hewitt is the author of many romance and women’s fiction novels. A former New Yorker and now an American ex-pat, she lives in a small town on the Welsh border with her husband, five children, and their overly affectionate Golden Retriever. Whatever the genre, she enjoys telling stories that tackle real issues and touch people’s lives.
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My Review
It's really easy to think that once a child is adopted into a loving family, then everyone lives happily ever after and all is right with the world. The Child I Never Had is a story about the way that adoption affects everyone who is involved in it.
The story is told from the point of view of Mia, the young woman who gave up her baby and Suzanne the woman who adopted her. There is also a little bit from Daisy, the girl who was adopted. Each of them is struggling with their role in life and each other's life when they come to terms with the reality of the adoption. While some chapters here do focus on various stages from Daisy's life, most of the action takes place when Daisy is almost 18, on the cusp of becoming an adult herself. The fact that the trauma of the adoption exists for all of the three women, then it really helps to show what an impact it has.
This was an interesting and gripping read. I wasn't entirely sure how it was going to play out or in what way the various characters might come to terms with their experience and place in life. I really enjoyed this read and I think if you want a story that really explores human emotions, then you'll really enjoy this.
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