SERENDIPITOUS WEDNESDAY: WAITING FOR “SOMEWHERE OUT THERE”

Welcome to another Waiting on Wednesday event, hosted by Jill, at Breaking the Spine.

Every week, we gather around the blogosphere and search out the upcoming book releases, sharing our thoughts and blurbs.  Today, I am eager to feature another book from a favorite author.  I love spotlighting eagerly anticipated books!

Today’s feature is Somewhere Out There, by Amy Hatvany, but we have a bit of a wait until the March 8, 2016 release date.  Ooh, the anticipation!

 

 

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Blurb:  What happens when two sisters who were torn apart when their young mother abandoned them—and grew up in tragically different circumstances—reunite thirty-five years later to find her? For readers who love Jodi Picoult, acclaimed author Amy Hatvany fearlessly explores complex family issues in her gripping, provocative new novel.

Natalie Clark knew never to ask her sensitive adoptive mother questions about her past. She doesn’t even know her birth mother’s name—only that the young woman signed parental rights over to the state when Natalie was a baby. Now Natalie’s own daughter must complete a family tree project for school, and Natalie is determined to unearth the truth about her roots.

Brooke Walker doesn’t have a family. At least, that’s what she tells herself after being separated from her mother and her little sister at age four. Having grown up in a state facility and countless foster homes, Brooke survives the only way she knows how, by relying on herself. So when she discovers she’s pregnant, Brooke faces a heart-wrenching decision: give up her baby or raise the child completely on her own. Scared and confused, she feels lost until a surprise encounter gives her hope for the future.

How do our early experiences—the subtle and the traumatic—define us as adults? How do we build relationships when we’ve been deprived of real connection? Critically acclaimed author Amy Hatvany considers controversial and complicated questions about childhood through the lens of her finely crafted characters in this astute novel about mending wounds by diving into the truth of what first tore us apart.

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I have loved every book I’ve read by this author, so this newest one is bound to be a treat for me.  What do you think?  What are you sharing?

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30 thoughts on “SERENDIPITOUS WEDNESDAY: WAITING FOR “SOMEWHERE OUT THERE”

  1. kgriffin3227

    I haven’t read anything by this author before, but I do like Jodi Picoult. This sounds like a good, but maybe, emotional read. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for visiting Bookworm Book Reviews! 🙂

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  2. Aww, that blurb is breaking my heart already. I recently watched a TV show in Korea where they featured adopted children who were able to reunite with their first families and I was bawling the entire episode. I hope you’ll still enjoy reading this one even if it gets too emotional. And thanks for stopping by my WoW 🙂

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