You Were Always Mine: A Novel

About this book

The acclaimed author of Little Broken Things returns with another race-to-the-finish family drama (People) about a single mother who becomes embroiled in a mystery that threatens to tear apart whats left of her family. Jessica Chamberlain newly separated and living with her two sons in a small Iowa town cant believe that a tragedy in another state could have anything to do with her. But when her phone rings one quiet morning her world is shattered. As she tries to pick up the pieces and make sense of what went wrong Jess begins to realize that a tragic death is just the beginning. Soon she is caught in a web of lies and half-truthsand shes horrified to learn that everything leads back to her seven-year-old adopted son Gabriel. Years ago Gabes birth mother requested a closed adoption and Jessica was more than happy to comply. But when her house is broken into and she discovers a clue that suggests her estranged husband was in close contact with Gabes biological mother she vows to uncover the truth at any cost. A harrowing story of tenacious love and heartbreaking betrayal You Were Always Mine is about the wars we wage to keep the ones we love close perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Jodi Picoult.