02487cam a2200397 i 4500 444360877 TxAuBib 20200101120000.0 180223s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017486320 9780778320005 softcover 0778320006 softcover 9780778330653 hardcover 0778330656 hardcover (OCoLC)963911751 BTCTA eng BTCTA rda BDX KYC IEP OCLCO JNE IUK TXN TXMCM VP@ TXUPR DMOPL OCLCF IGA OCLCQ OCLCO BYV OCLCQ NLC NZPPC DLC TxAuBib rda Richards, Emilie, 1948- The swallow's nest / Emilie Richards. Don Mills, Ontario, Canada : MIRA, [2017] ©2017. 486 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes reader's guide. When Lilia Swallow's husband, Graham, goes into remission after a challenging year of treatment for lymphoma, the home and lifestyle blogger throws a party. Their best friends and colleagues attend to celebrate his recovery, but just as the party is in full swing, a new guest arrives. She presents Lilia with a beautiful baby boy, and vanishes. Toby is Graham's darkest secret--his son, conceived in a moment of despair. Lilia is utterly unprepared for the betrayal the baby represents, and perhaps less so for the love she begins to feel once her shock subsides. Now this unasked-for, precious gift becomes a life-changer for three women: Lilia, who takes him into her home and heart; Marina, who bore and abandoned him until circumstance and grief changed her mind; and Ellen, who sees in him a chance to correct the mistakes she made with her own son, Toby's father. A custody battle begins, and each would-be mother must examine her heart, confront her choices and weigh her dreams against the fate of one vulnerable little boy. Each woman will redefine family, belonging and love--and the results will alter the course not only of their lives, but also the lives of everyone they care for. 20200101. Mothers Fiction. Mothers. Custody of children Fiction. Custody of children. Domestic fiction. Fiction Contemporary Women. Fiction Literary. Fiction.