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In Every Way by Nic Brown

jaclynday's review against another edition

4.0

This book is beautiful and sad. Maria, a 19-year-old student discovers she is pregnant and after much contemplation, decides to give the child up for adoption. Prior to this, Maria and her mother spent a lot of time on the Carolina coast each summer. Now, in the midst of a tumultuous time–Maria having recently given up the child and her mother suffering from cancer–they decide to return to the coastal town they love. Maria has secrets though: she knew the adoptive parents she chose for her daughter and also knows they reside in the town they’re about to visit. Predictably, things start to spiral. It’s a heartbreaking book told in a careful and affecting way. Maria is never a monster to the reader, though you could argue she does some monstrous things.