Debut Novel, "Scoop Baby," Compels Belief in Miracles; Reveals Baby Scoop Era Truths
Hampton, VA, September 10, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Rhoda, a teenager, is unmarried and pregnant during the ‘Baby Scoop Era’, when coerced adoption affected as many as 16 million Americans.* She must leave home; to return, she is to relinquish her baby and stay quiet. She resists. She means to keep her child and with her sister, makes plans. Chaos enters; she’s told her baby died. Refusing to believe, Rhodie also refuses forgiveness. Still, she allows God to hold a small place in her heart.
Shirley is raised in a sealed record state. Legal lies on amended birth certificates are viewed as necessity. There are problems with things of the night, unmerciful schoolmates and most of all, Momma. Shirley matures; God finds passage into her heart, brings healing, and then speaks three words: “It is time!” Shirley dives into an impossible search. Uncanny miracles unfold and lives are forever changed.
"'Scoop Baby' is a one of a kind read encapsulating the importance of faith for miraculous wonders… fearlessly written with a delicate attunement to characters' anger, hurt and hopes and is not for the faint of heart, as she [Sawyer] exposes Shirley's vulnerabilities throughout her spiritual and personal growth. Readers will find Sawyer's book both enlightening and informative, as they bear witness to God's undying power."
Xulon Press, Publisher
* Adoption: In the Best Interest of Whom? Joe Soll and Karen Wilson Buterbaugh
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