{"product_id":"chosen-paperback-17","title":"Chosen - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChandra Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gritty and suspenseful, \u003cem\u003eChosen\u003c\/em\u003e draws us into the obstacle-strewn path of domestic adoption.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Juliette Fay, author of \u003cem\u003eShelter Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young caseworker increasingly entangled in the lives of adoptive and birth parents faces life-altering choices when an extortion attempt goes horribly wrong in \u003cem\u003eChosen\u003c\/em\u003e. Written in the spirit of Jodi Picoult and Anna Quindlen, \u003cem\u003eChosen\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary debut novel from Chandra Hoffman that deals with the controversial subject of adoption while providing a riveting read that will equally ensnare lovers of suspense, domestic drama, and literary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eChosen\u003c\/em\u003e, a young caseworker becomes increasingly entangled in the lives of adoptive and birth parents, with devastating results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all begins with a fantasy: the caseworker in her signing paperwork charcoal suit standing alongside beaming parents cradling their adopted newborn, set against a fluorescent-lit delivery-room backdrop. It's this blissful picture that keeps Chloe Pinter, director of the Chosen Child's domestic-adoption program, happy while juggling the high demands of her boss and the incessant needs of both adoptive and biological parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the very job that offers her refuge from her turbulent personal life and Portland's winter rains soon becomes a battleground involving three very different couples: the Novas, well-off college sweethearts who suffered fertility problems but are now expecting their own baby; the McAdoos, a wealthy husband and desperate wife for whom adoption is a last chance; and Jason and Penny, an impoverished couple who have nothing--except the baby everyone wants. When a child goes missing, dreams dissolve into nightmares, and everyone is forced to examine what he or she really wants and where it all went wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold from alternating points of view, \u003cem\u003eChosen\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the desperate nature of desire across social backgrounds and how far people will go to get the one thing they think will be the answer. \u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eChosen\u003c\/em\u003e, a young caseworker becomes increasingly entangled in the lives of adoptive and birth parents, with devastating results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all begins with a fantasy: the caseworker in her \"signing paperwork\" charcoal suit standing alongside beaming parents cradling their adopted newborn, set against a fluorescent-lit delivery-room backdrop. It's this blissful picture that keeps Chloe Pinter, director of the Chosen Child's domestic-adoption program, happy while juggling the high demands of her boss and the incessant needs of both adoptive and biological parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the very job that offers her refuge from her turbulent personal life and Portland's winter rains soon becomes a battleground involving three very different couples: the Novas, well-off college sweethearts who suffered fertility problems but are now expecting their own baby; the McAdoos, a wealthy husband and desperate wife for whom adoption is a last chance; and Jason and Penny, an impoverished couple who have nothing--except the baby everyone wants. When a child goes missing, dreams dissolve into nightmares, and everyone is forced to examine what he or she really wants and where it all went wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold from alternating points of view, \u003cem\u003eChosen\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the desperate nature of desire across social backgrounds and how far people will go to get the one thing they think will be the answer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 468\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 8.94 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44590265794695,"sku":"9780062002457","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/KXk6lcdQI99780062002457.webp?v=1778601009","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/chosen-paperback-17","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}