Firstborn

As an adoptee, I was utterly overwhelmed to read this book! It is one of few fiction books about adoption that actually get it right- from everyone's perspective! The feelings expressed by all members of the triad are right on target, and I would highly recommend this book to anyone touched by adoption!

Erika and Steve are a happily married Christian family with one great kid, teenager Ethan. They are active in church and community. They have close friends in Dallas and Paula Hurst. Their world suddenly turns upside when a letter arrives from Kirsten, the 22 yr. old daughter born SECRETLY by Erika out of wedlock. Marriages are strained, relationships are shattered and new love is found. Those characters which were rock solid begin to waver and act like sanctimonious jerks. Is faith in God going to be enough to get them through this crisis, or will the human emotions take over? This was my first book by Robin Hatcher but will definitely not be my last.

There are many facets a woman can relate to throughout this story. Love, deception, honor, maternal instinct, relationships, choice.This story enables the reader to ask the question, "What would I have done?"I was able to feel the emotion of the characters and have hope that God would allow good to come from a seemingly unforgivable mistake. ...

Robin Lee Hatcher's books leave me thinking long after I've finished them. She delves deep into emotional subjects, and always shows God's answers to human dilemas. "Firstborn" is no exception. I did not want it to end.

Often considered one of the most traumatic, dramatic situations for any mother to find herself in, after giving her child up for adoption, our main character, Erika, is confused, devastated, guilt ridden about her weakness--she couldn't tell her own husband about the child. When her child finds her and comes to her in search of a father, Erika's peaceful, well-ordered life flies apart. Robin Lee knows how to hit the reader hard, dragging them in to the story with such overwhelming force and interest, I could not put the book down. I love those books you can't put down. I want more!