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Loading... Baby (original 1993; edition 1995)by Patricia Maclachlan (Author)
Work InformationBaby by Patricia MacLachlan (1993)
![]() Top Five Books of 2015 (572) No current Talk conversations about this book. ![]() It's been a long time since I read this book and it completely caught me off guard. I think of Maclachlan's books as being light and easy to read. While this one was an easy read, it certainly wasn't light. She paints the time following the death of a baby with carefully deep strokes. The story is mostly focused around the family's oldest child, Larkin, and how she seeks to name the baby (and also her grief). As the family struggles with the death of their baby (mostly by ignoring it), another child is given to them to care for until her parents can do so again. Initially hesitant to do so, the family and their community come together to raise the child in their midst. After the child is reclaimed by her parents, Larkin helps her parent to see the importance to dealing with all the loss they've experienced. This description seems sad, but I found the book to be lovely in its description of community and family. I think it would be beneficial for many children to read, but enjoyable as well. no reviews | add a review
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Taking care of a baby left with them at the end of the tourist season helps a family come to terms with the death of their own infant son. No library descriptions found.
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