What Was Mine

In "What Was Mine," author Helen Klein Ross crafts a gripping narrative centered on Lucy Wakefield, an ordinary woman who, in a moment of desperation, kidnaps a baby from a superstore and raises her as her own for twenty-one years. The story unfolds through the perspectives of Lucy, her now-grown daughter Mia, and Mia's birth mother, revealing the profound complexities of love, identity, and motherhood. When Mia uncovers the shocking truth of her origins, it triggers a chain of events that force Lucy to confront the consequences of her actions, leading to a poignant exploration of forgiveness and loss.