The Heart of a Mother

Obsession series

Normally, I don't read short stories because I always feel disappointed by the end and feel like I'm never satisfied with the ending. 

The Heart of a Mother is an exception.

This is a rollercoaster ride of a read about parents, children, adoption and what happens when a mother wants to reunite with the daughter she gave up for adoption decades before. This is a story that grabbed me from the start, gave me some emotional bits, an impressive amount of character development and a great twist that I didn't see coming. I may become a short story lover yet! 

Disclaimer: Thanks to the Amazon First Reads program for the complimentary digital copy of this book which was given in exchange for my honest review.

My Rating: 4.5 stars

Author: Julie Clark

Genre: Short Story

Type and Source: eBook from Amazon First Reads program

Series: Amazon Original Obsession series

Publisher: Amazon Originals

First Published: January 21, 2023

Book Description from GoodReads: A fateful decision from the past haunts a wealthy Californian. Desperate to make things right, she risks everything in this tense short story from New York Times bestselling author Julie Clark. Hillary Jean leads an enviable life. She has a loving husband, a beautiful home, caring friends, and meaningful work planning fundraisers. Yet she’s always felt incomplete. After a DNA website emails her a match, Hillary sets out to find the daughter she gave up twenty-five years ago. But her hunger to reconnect threatens to destroy the very thing she hopes to gain. The Heart of a Mother is part of Obsession , a collection of compulsively readable short stories about people pushed to their extremes. So addictive you won’t be able to put them down—read or listen to each story in a single sitting.