Chosen

As someone who has both struggled with fertility, and adopted I should have been the prime audience for this book. Unfortunately by the time I got past the first 1/3 of the book I just simply didn't have my heart into it. The characters are SOOOO unlikeable. I didn't like, or sympathize with any of......more

Chosen was one of those stories that gets under your skin. Having dealt with my share of infertility problems, not only personally but within my own family, it was heartbreaking to read of the struggles of both the adoptive parents and birth mothers in this story. Both Heather and Penny, birth mothe......more

Spoilers. This book is a feminist's worst nightmare. Throughout the entire book, the main character struggles with her hippie, bum of a boyfriend who doesn't seem to give a damn about her, but she is very passionate about her job because it creates families and gives babies loving homes. Of course,......more

In Portland, Oregon, the (fictional) Chosen Child adoption agency operates with a specific mission in mind: families can be created. To the social workers who work there, including Chloe Pinter who directs the domestic adoption program, the mission is one that almost supersedes everything else in th......more