Leaving Haven: A Novel
By (Author) Kathleen McCleary
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
William Morrow
15th October 2013
United States
General
Fiction
Family life fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Modern and Contemporary romance
813.6
Paperback
342
Width 135mm, Height 203mm
269g
Georgia is desperate to get pregnant again. After the birth of her daughter, she experienced a series of miscarriages. Longing for a second baby, she jumps at the chance when her friend offers to donate an egg. She is blissfully happy once she is pregnant with the son she's always dreamed of. Until the day she realises that her husband and best friend are having an affair. And she's carrying their child...
"What would make a mother walk away from a hospital without the child she fought so hard to carry This suspenseful family drama circles eloquently around truth, loyalty and commitment - a complex examination of temptation and choices, and of facing the repercussions of our actions." -- Nichole Bernier, author ofThe Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D.
"In Leaving Haven McCleary deftly explores themes of love, marriage, family and its rupture in moments that are so well told they feel like you are living them. I couldn't put it down." -- Catherine McKenzie, international best selling author of Arranged and Forgotten Catherine McKenzie, international best selling author of Arranged and Forgotten Catherine McKenzie, international best selling author of Arranged and Forgotten
Kathleen McCleary is a reporter and writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Good Housekeeping, More, and Health. A column she wrote on marriage for USA Weekend magazine generated more mail than any other first-person column the magazine had ever run. She is also a regular columnist for HGTV.com; one of her pieces sparked such huge reader response that it launched a TV series on the HGTV network, Bad Bad Bath.