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Eighteen-year-old Bri Marshall never thought she’d find herself addicted to drugs and missing her newborn son, Providence, after he’s taken by CPS. Never thought she’d sink this low. But she’s determined to do whatever it takes to get her baby back, with or without the help of Providence’s father.
Thirty-nine-year-old Laura Gambler is facing the big 4-0 and struggling to parent her own three children when she’s asked to take in a baby named Providence. She could’ve never imagined the chain of events her agreement to foster the baby would set in motion—or the carefully buried pain from her past it would drag back to the surface.
Both women wrestle with doubts about the future and their ability to parent Providence, even as their love for him grows stronger every day. As their lives become irrevocably intertwined, the two very different women face the same impossible question: Who is the best mother for Providence?
Reviews
“It’s been a long time since a book touched me so deeply...A tender yet realistic look at what it means to love someone else’s child. Don’t even bother with a bookmark, because you won’t be able to put this book down.”
—Deborah Raney, author of Who Stirs Up the Sea and the Chandler Sisters series
“From the very beginning, I felt this was more than just a story—it was an invitation to pause and reflect. Katie Powner writes with a rare gentleness and depth, weaving themes of redemption, empathy, and trust in the Lord. I left encouraged, challenged, and grateful.”
—Sara Brunsvold, Christy Award–winning author of The Divine Proverb of Streusel and The Atlas of Untold Stories
“This book...captures the real push and pull that comes with the commitment to love. It tears you open and then rebuilds you better than you were before. Katie Powner offers an empathetic glimpse into the lives of two mothers desperate to provide for their children. Great fiction stretches our perspective—this novel does exactly that.”
—Christina Suzann Nelson, Christy Award–winning author of What Happens Next?
“Katie Powner has penned a gem in mining the lives of two conflicted women...Insightful, compelling, and convicting, Birds on a Wire portrays the building of essential bridges across deeply troubled waters and the costs to all involved. I could not put this authentic and memorable book down.”
—Cathy Gohlke, Christy Award Hall of Fame author of This Promised Land