When Ruth and Hal discover that Cally and their daughter are gone, a whole series of doubts and secrets is revealed, and the difference between right and wrong is no longer clear. The arrangement seems perfect for everyone.īut within a day of the baby’s birth, Cally has a change of heart-and engineers a harrowing escape from the hospital with the newborn. Their hope rests with Cally, a nineteen-year- old who wants to go to college-but doesn’t have the cash. Read 364 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Set in the vast, sparsely populated upper reaches of northern Minnesota in the middle of winter, The Surrogate follows Ruth, Hal, Cally, through a maze of. Ruth is a no-nonsense fortysomething journalist from the Midwest, desperate for a child with her new husband, Hal.
I loved it!”-Patry Francis, bestselling author of All the Children Are Home A divorced attorney and the father of two. Ruth is a no-nonsense fortysomething journalist from the Midwest desperate for a child with her new husband, Hal. Ruth is a no-nonsense fortysomething journalist from the Midwest desperate for a child with her new husband, Hal. With a collection of vividly rendered characters, this twisty tale will leave you thinking about the true meaning of motherhood long after you turn the last page. A probing novel about a newly married couple, the surrogate they hire to carry their baby, and the unexpected consequences of their decisions. When Ruth and Hal discover that Cally and their daughter are gone, a whole series of doubts and secrets is revealed, and the difference between right and wrong is no longer clear.“The Surrogate is a thrilling, high-stakes debut centering on a vulnerable newborn and two women who will do almost anything to claim her as their daughter. But within a day of the baby's birth, Cally has a change of heart?and engineers a harrowing escape from the hospital with the newborn. The arrangement seems perfect for everyone. Their hope rests with Cally, a nineteen-year- old who wants to go to college?but doesn't have the cash. I loved it!?Patry Francis, bestselling author of All the Children Are Home Ruth is a no-nonsense fortysomething journalist from the Midwest, desperate for a child with her new husband, Hal. With a collection of vividly rendered characters, this twisty tale will leave you thinking about the true meaning of motherhood long after you turn the last page. ?The Surrogate is a thrilling, high-stakes debut centering on a vulnerable newborn and two women who will do almost anything to claim her as their daughter. 'The Surrogate is a thrilling, high-stakes debut centering on a vulnerable newborn and two women who will do almost anything to claim her as their daughter.
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