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Love Child
Paperback
Publisher Price: $14.99
Publisher: Pendulum Point Publishing
Published: Apr 12 2025
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A Journey Through Time, Love, and Secrets
Love Child is a poignant tale of love, loss, and redemption, capturing the struggles and triumphs of a woman bound by societal norms and personal regrets. It is a journey through time that highlights the enduring power of a mother's love and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
In 1966, young Janet Cummings falls deeply in love with Steve Yung, a mixed race boy whose heritage leads to disapproval from Janet's family. Their brief but passionate relationship results in Janet's pregnancy, but Steve is unaware of this life-changing event as his family moves to Oklahoma. After confiding in her strict mother, Janet is sent to a home for unwed mothers. There, she is forced to surrender her child for adoption. This heart-wrenching decision and the secrecy she must uphold leave indelible scars on Janet's heart. Janet struggles to build a new life with dreams of becoming a nurse, despite the pain of her lost child. When her past resurfaces twenty years later, Janet is left wondering how she will handle a secret she kept for two decades.
Join Janet, Steve, and Adam as they navigate their intertwined fates, confront their shared history, and ultimately find redemption in the most unexpected places. Love Child is a tale you won't forget.
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