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Somewhere out There

By: Amy Hatvany
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Rebekkah Ross, Candace Thaxton
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A young mother surrenders her daughters. A loving family quickly adopts one while the other spends her turbulent youth in foster care. What happens when the sisters reunite 35 years later to find the woman who abandoned them? 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.

©2016 Amy Hatvany (P)2016 Simon & Schuster
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Couldn't stop listening

This was a very heart wrenching story - had tears in my eyes a few times. But at the same time I couldn't stop listening to find out how all of their lives played out.

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Good book, but feeling cheated with the ending

The book was good, however I found myself feeling quite disappointed at the ending. Narration was great!

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The ending

The ending was a let down. Disappointing in not how I'd have liked it to turn out but also it left a feeling of non closure. Unsatisfying.

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Loved the story, disliked the ending

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Loved the wonderful characters

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I hope that that author is planning a sequel so that the character storylines are resolved. It was such a abrupt ending with so many things left hanging....

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I enjoyed this story for the first 80% of this book! The last 20% was a bit of a let down. I thought all the narrators were great and easy to listen to.
This was my first Amy Hatvany book and her reviews were pretty good. I will try her again and see how I get on

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Kept me captivated. ..till the end!

Very good story. But, I didn't like the ending! Left me wondering what happened next.

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wonderfully told story

loved the story. the ladies who read the book were a great pick. I listen to my books while I work...this one kept me going at the gym...had to hear what was coming next

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Great listen

The story has twists and turns that make it very interesting. The feelings of the characters are believable and identifiable. Makes you think about how our experiences shape our lives.

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Felt Every Emotion

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This is an amazing book that had me feeling every emotion imaginable. Relatable, touching, affirming.

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Great Book😄😄

I've been having a hard time finding a good lately. Hopefully this has ended by bad luck. Great story. Very heart warming and fast paced. I never got bored with the story.

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