Books by Caroline Leavitt

In this heart-wrenching story of an open adoption gone wrong, Caroline Leavitt''s Girls in Trouble reveals the astonishing power of family bonds and maternal love. Sara, sixteen, is in denial about her pregnancy and too far along for an abortion. Her once-devoted boyfriend has disappeared so Sara decides her only option is an open adoption with George and Eva, a couple desperate for a child. After the birth it''s clear Sara has a bond with the child that Eva can''t duplicate and Eva and George make a drastic decision, with devastating consequences for them all.

A medical emergency leaves desperate newlywed Gary with a very sick wife, a new baby, a mountain of bills - and no job. He is forced to make a difficult choice as he calls on his estranged sister-in-law, forcing long-buried emotions to come out, and saving his marriage and their lives.

Cruel Beautiful World examines the intricate, infinitesimal distance between seduction and love, loyalty and duty, and explores what happens when you're responsible for things you cannot make right.

'A magically written, heartbreakingly honest snapshot of the people we leave behind and those we can't let go; a portrait of the full spectrum of the human heart. Caroline Leavitt is one of those fabulous, incisive writers you read and then ask yourself, Where has she been all my life?' Jodi Picoult