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Any other family

"Though they look like any other family, they aren't one--not quite. They are three sets of parents who find themselves intertwined after adopting four biological siblings, having committed to keeping the children as connected as possible. At the heart of the family, the mothers grapple to...

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Main Author: Brown, Eleanor, 1973- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2022]
Subjects:
Mothers > Fiction.
Adopted children > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Siblings > Fiction.
Adoptive parents > Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Summary: "Though they look like any other family, they aren't one--not quite. They are three sets of parents who find themselves intertwined after adopting four biological siblings, having committed to keeping the children as connected as possible. At the heart of the family, the mothers grapple to define themselves and their new roles. Tabitha, who adopted the twins, crowns herself planner of the group, responsible for endless playdates and holidays, determined to create a perfect happy family. Quiet and steady Ginger, single mother to the eldest daughter, is wary of the way these complicated not-fully-family relationships test her long held boundaries. And Elizabeth, still reeling from rounds of failed IVF, is terrified that her unhappiness after adopting a newborn means she was not meant to be a mother at all. As they set out on their first family vacation, all three are pushed into uncomfortably close quarters. And when they receive a call from their children's birth mother announcing she is pregnant again, the delicate bonds the women are struggling to form threaten to collapse as they each must consider how a family is found and formed"-- Dust jacket flap.
Physical Description: 354 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9780593328545
059332854X
Author Notes: Eleanor Brown was born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area. She has lived in St. Paul, San Francisco, Philadelphia, South Florida, and Oxford, London, and Brighton, England.

Eleanor's writing has appeared in anthologies, journals, magazines, and newspapers. The Weird Sisters, her first novel, hit the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and national Indie best seller lists, and is available now from Amy Einhorn Books.

Eleanor lives in Colorado with her partner writer J.C. Hutchins.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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