{"product_id":"other-peoples-children-paperback-1","title":"Other People's Children - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Hoffmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"engrossing debut\" novel (Laura Dave, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Thing He Told Me\u003c\/i\u003e) about a couple whose dreams of adoption push them to do the unthinkable when their baby's birth family steps into the picture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO SAVE YOUR FAMILY?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs soon as Gail and Jon Durbin bring home their adopted baby Maya, she becomes the glue that mends their fractured marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the Durbin's social worker, Paige, can't find the teenage birth mother to sign the consent forms. By law, Carli has seventy-two hours to change her mind. Without her signature, the adoption will unravel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarli is desperate to pursue her dreams, so giving her baby a life with the Durbins seems like the right choice--until her own mother throws down an ultimatum. Soon Carli realizes how few choices she has. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the hours tick by, Paige knows that the Durbins' marriage won't survive the loss of Maya, but everyone's life is shattered when they--and baby Maya--disappear without a trace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with heartrending turns, \u003ci\u003eOther People's Children \u003c\/i\u003eis a riveting page-turner you'll find impossible to put down.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff Hoffmann was born and raised in St. Louis and received an MFA in fiction from Columbia College Chicago. Hoffmann's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBarely South Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarpur Palate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Roanoke Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLunch Ticket\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the winner of \u003ci\u003eThe Madison Review\u003c\/i\u003e's 2018 Chris O'Malley Prize for Fiction and a finalist for \u003ci\u003eThe Missouri Review\u003c\/i\u003e's 2019 Jeffrey E. Smith Editors Prize. He lives in Elmhurst, Illinois, with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.11 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767226040608,"sku":"9781982159108","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3d00dc887dafb47071b0600365f221d3.webp?v=1780306968","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/other-peoples-children-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}