Publisher's Synopsis
When a teenage honor student surrenders her first-born child, she expects that he will be lost to her forever. But after a reunion, she's forced to examine the complex history of his adoption and her own dysfunctional adoptive family. The memoir takes us back to the days before birth control, when unwed mothers were "sent away." Faced with a life-altering choice and the addictive power of teenage love, she straddles the nature vs. nurture divide. When the shame of her unplanned pregnancy threatens to shatter her adoptive mother's fragile health, the girl must choose between her child and her mother. Surrender is an in-depth look at the life of a courageous woman eager to share the wealth of her experience by embracing vulnerability. and relying on her inner strength and resiliency.--Publisher.
