The Red Thread: A Novel

The Red Thread: A Novel

by Ann Hood (Author)

Synopsis

"In China there is a belief that people who are destined to be together are connected by an invisible red thread. Who is at the end of your red thread?" After losing her infant daughter in a freak accident, Maya Lange opens The Red Thread, an adoption agency that specializes in placing baby girls from China with American families. Maya finds some comfort in her work, until a group of six couples share their personal stories of their desire for a child. Their painful and courageous journey toward adoption forces her to confront the lost daughter of her past. Brilliantly braiding together the stories of Chinese birth mothers who give up their daughters, Ann Hood writes a moving and beautifully told novel of fate and the red thread that binds these characters' lives. Heartrending and wise, The Red Thread is a stirring portrait of unforgettable love and yearning for a baby.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
Published: 16 Sep 2011

ISBN 10: 0393339769
ISBN 13: 9780393339765

Media Reviews
A subtle and unusual adoption story, many-layered, exquisitely told. -- Reeve Lindbergh Hood wears her big heart on her sleeve... Her prose ... shines in the portraits of the Chinese families who give up their daughters. -- Tricia Springstubb A wisely woven novel. Hope sinks and floats again in Hood's lovely, perceptive tale.
Author Bio
Ann Hood is the author of eight previous books, including the best-selling memoir Comfort: A Journey Through Grief and best-selling novels The Book That Matters Most and The Knitting Circle. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.