Somewhere Out There, Amy Hatvany
Somewhere Out There, Amy Hatvany
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Somewhere Out There

Author: Amy Hatvany

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Rebekkah Ross, Candace Thaxton

Unabridged: 11 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2016


Synopsis

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.

About Amy Hatvany

Amy Hatvany is the author of nine novels, including It Happens All the Time, Somewhere Out There, and A Casual Encounter. She lives in Seattle, Washington with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Megan on May 06, 2016

If I had to describe this book in one word, it would be 'bland.' With that being said, it's not a bad book. I actually really did enjoy it and would even recommend it to others if they expressed interest. It's a fresh take on the "closed adoption" story, and it's not like anything I've really ever r......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on May 31, 2016

This brilliant piece of domestic fiction explores adoption, nature/nurture, and mothers. A young mother (Jennifer) who by age 19 has two girls whom (she is almost forced to) give up for adoption. The reader learns of Jennifer’s life through chapters written in first person by Jennifer. Author Amy Ha......more

Goodreads review by Mary on May 30, 2016

Loved!......more

Goodreads review by Judy on March 26, 2017

Talented Amy Hatvany returns following (2014) Safe with Me landing on my Top Books of 2014 List with another complex, emotional, and riveting novel, SOMEWHERE OUT THERE. A gripping page-turner. “For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, it......more

Goodreads review by Laurel-Rain on March 24, 2016

Jennifer Walker was a young and struggling single mother, barely able to feed her four-year-old daughter Brooke and her 6 month old baby Natalie. They are even living in their car, and the desperation of those circumstances catapult Jennifer down a risky path, leading to incarceration and the loss o......more