Their hope rests with Cally, a nineteen-year- old who wants to go to college-but doesn’t have the cash. 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 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.
Compact Disc (November 2nd, 2021): $46.“ 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.An amazing achievement!" - Michael Elias, author of You Can Go Home Now Product Details "In her novel The Surrogate Toni Halleen does two things brilliantly she writes a heart-wrenching story of a couple who hire a surrogate to carry their baby - and then turns that story into an unputdownable tale of psychological suspense. I loved it!" - Patry Francis, bestselling author of All The Children are Home "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.
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 thought-provoking questions about the nature of family, love, and relationships: What would you do for your partner, when the going gets tough? How much is a pregnancy “worth”? And who, if anyone, “deserves” to be a mother? 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. “ 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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