A GREAT book! At the beginning of this book 'five days left' has different meanings for Scott Coffman in Michigan and Mara Nichols, living thousands of miles away. For Scott it means Curtis will no longer be in his life. During the past year Scott and his wife opened their home to this young boy (the brother of one of Scott's former students). Now in five days Curtis's mother will be taking him back after spending a year in prison. Scott has bonded deeply with Curtis and can't stand the idea of him leaving. His wife, on the other hand, is ready for him to leave so that she and Scott can enjoy a few months alone before they welcome their long-awaited daughter to be born.
For Mara 'five days left' means that after that she will be dead. She sees suicide as the only way out of a terrible situation even if it means leaving her adopted daughter and her loving husband. What do these two have in common? A forum on the internet. The focus of the forum is parents who are fostering or have adopted children. Some participants have come and gone over the past year but there is a core group that have continued to check in every day and support each other.
Hard to believe this is a debut novel! It pulled me in from the beginning and left me like jello left out on a hot day at the end. Might be a good idea to have some Kleenex around - just saying.
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