Keeping Lucy: A Novel

Lisa Wingate, a New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours, said, "This story will have readers not only rooting for Ginny and Lucy, but thinking about them long after the last page is turned." This book, Keeping Lucy, has been recognized as one of PopSugar's 30 Must-Read Books of 2019, and also as one of Good Housekeeping's 25 Best New Books for Summer 2019. In addition, it is listed as one of the 13 New Books in Better Homes & Gardens that readers can't wait to read this summer.

The story, based on true events, takes place in Dover, Massachusetts in 1969. It tells the heartbreaking and uplifting tale of a mother, Ginny Richardson, who goes to great lengths to protect her daughter, Lucy. Lucy, born with Down Syndrome, was taken from Ginny and sent to a special school by her husband, Ab, under pressure from his powerful family. Despite Ab's attempts to persuade Ginny that sending Lucy away was for the best, Ginny's best friend, Marsha, shows Ginny articles exposing the school as a neglectful and hellish place.

With her six-year-old son in tow, Ginny and Marsha drive to the school to see Lucy for themselves. Disturbed by what they find, Ginny decides to take Lucy with her, turning her into a fugitive. For the first time, Ginny tests her own strength as she battles against Ab and his domineering father for the right to keep Lucy. The journey takes them from Massachusetts to the beaches of Atlantic City, through the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and to a roadside mermaid show in Florida.

Keeping Lucy is described as a searing portrait of a mother's love and a heartrending yet inspiring novel that kept readers up late into the night. Kristina McMorris, a New York Times bestselling author, said, "A heartrending yet inspiring novel that kept me reading late into the night.” She is known for her books, Sold on a Monday and The Edge of Lost.

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