When Ivy Rose returns to her hometown to oversee an estate sale, she soon discovers that her grandmother left behind more than trinkets and photo frames–she provided a path to the truth behind Ivy’s adoption. Shocked, Ivy seeks clues to her past, but a key piece to the mystery is missing.
Twenty-four years earlier, Harvey James finds an abandoned newborn who gives him a sense of human connection for the first time in his life. His desire to care for the baby runs up against the stark fact that he is homeless. When he becomes entwined with two people seeking to help him find his way, Harvey knows he must keep the baby a secret or risk losing the only person he’s ever loved.
In this dual-time story from debut novelist Amanda Cox, the truth–both the search for it and the desire to keep it from others–takes center stage as Ivy and Harvey grapple with love, loss, and letting go.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 0/5
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Language - 0/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox
Prepare to stay up all night with The Edge of Belonging. Amanda’s beautiful, emotional prose coupled with her keen sense of pacing, heartwarming characters and very real situations place her firmly at the top of the must read list. I could not put this book down.
We have a dual time story with the past story of Harvey finding an abandoned baby and present time with Ivy trying to find out about her birth parents and adoption.
A side story was Ivy trying to determine who she was after allowing a man to control her and separate her from her family and friends.
Harvey was my favorite character. His love for Ivy was precious. My second favorite was the relationship between Pearl who had lost her son, and Harvey. Unknowingly Harvey helped her as much as she helped him.
Truly my review cannot do this book justice. It was wonderfully written and tugs at your heartstrings.
Sexual content – 1 kissing
Violence – 0
Language – 0
Drug/Alcohol use – 1 drug/alcohol abuse from secondary characters in the past,
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