The Surrogate A Novel
The Surrogate A Novel by Judith Henry Wall, published by Simon & Schuster on May 2, 2006, is a contemporary fiction work that explores the complexities of surrogate motherhood. The story follows twenty-year-old Jamie Long, who views becoming a surrogate as both a generous act and a financial necessity. However, her experience takes a dark turn when she is taken to the secluded ranch of Amanda Hartmann, the head of a prominent evangelical family, where she discovers unsettling family secrets and the true nature of her contract.
As Jamie navigates her pregnancy, she realizes that her life may be in jeopardy when she learns of Amanda’s intentions to claim the baby as her own. This revelation prompts her to seek help from Joe Brammer, her high school crush, leading to a desperate escape that evolves into a fight for survival. The narrative intertwines themes of romance, suspense, and medical ethics, offering readers a gripping look at the moral dilemmas surrounding surrogate motherhood and the lengths one will go to protect their child. This edition spans 352 pages and is presented in English.
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To a penniless twenty-year-old like Jamie Long, surrogate motherhood seemed both an act of altruism and a financial opportunity. But once pregnant and under contract to Amanda Hartmann, the head of a famous evangelical family, Jamie realizes that she’s getting more than she bargained for. Whisked away to the vast, isolated family ranch, she’s closely supervised and carefully cut off from the outside world. She learns the family’s dark secrets — and sees the enormity of their ruthlessness. When Jamie hears Amanda’s plan to claim the baby as her natural-born child, she begins to suspect that her own life is in danger and resolves to flee.
Alone with a tiny newborn, she calls on the one man in the world she can trust — her high school crush, Joe Brammer. Their love unites them in a struggle to escape, and soon enough their flight becomes a fight for their lives.
Brilliantly weaving some of today’s most controversial social issues into a captivating page-turner, The Surrogate is Judith Henry Wall’s greatest triumph to date.
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