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Hidden in the Heart

Pages
248
Published
2012
Language
English

Synopsis

After losing her mother to cancer and suffering a miscarriage, Claire Ferguson numbs her pain with alcohol and pills, questioning her will to live. Convinced an unknown genetic flaw caused her miscarriage, she grapples with guilt while her marriage falters and her adoptive father remains silent. Claire embarks on a search for her birth mother, hoping to understand her origins, but wonders if the woman who gave her life wants to be found.

How it reads

Prose complexity 4/10
Content warnings (4)
Death Of A ParentTraumaSubstance AbuseSuicide