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"Anna Solomon writes with a poet's reverence for language and a novelist's ability to keep us turning the page. A gorgeous and engrossing meditation on motherhood, womanhood, and the sacrifices we make for love."
--J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Maine and The Engagements
Chosen as a must-read book for summer 2016 by TIME Magazine, InStyle , Us Weekly , Good Housekeeping , and The Millions
** Set in 1920s New England, the story of two women who are both mothers to the same unforgettable girl --a big, heartrending novel from award-winning writer Anna Solomon**
One night in 1917 Beatrice Haven sneaks out of her uncle's house on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, leaves her newborn baby at the foot of a pear tree, and watches as another woman claims the infant as her own. The unwed daughter of wealthy Jewish industrialists and a gifted pianist bound for Radcliffe, Bea plans to leave her shameful secret...
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