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The Risk of Us - A Novel

Rachel Howard

Narrator Susan Bennett

Publisher: Recorded Books

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A poignant, dazzling debut novel about a woman who longs to be a mother and the captivating yet troubled child she and her husband take in.What is the cost of motherhood?When The Risk of Us opens, we meet a 40-something woman who deeply wants to become a mother. The path that opens up to her and her husband takes them through the foster care system, with the goal of adoption. And when seven-year-old Maresa — with inch-deep dimples and a voice that can beam to the moon — comes into their lives, their hearts fill with love. But her rages and troubles threaten to crack open their marriage.Over the course of a year, as Maresa approaches the age at which children become nearly impossible to place, the couple must decide if they can be the parents this child needs and finalize the adoption — or give her up.For fans of Jenny Offill and Rachel Cusk, The Risk of Us deftly explores the inevitable tests children bring to a marriage, the uncertainties of family life, and the ways true empathy obliterates our defenses.
Duration: about 6 hours (05:31:01)
Publishing date: 2019-04-09; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2019. Copyright Statment: —