A Theory of Relativity - Softcover

Praise for Jacquelyn Mitchard -- * * * 'Reading just doesn't get any better than this' -- Jodi Picoult 'Beautifully written and inspiring' -- Sun 'A first-rate storyteller' -- Newsweek 'A completely engaging book' -- Boston Globe 'No-holds-barred family drama ... another page-turner from Mitchard' -- Publishers' Weekly 'Her writing is distinguished by the depth of characterization' -- The Bookseller 'Compelling and emotional, this is an honest, heart-warming and passionate portrayal of familial love, grief and friendship' -- People's Friend

When his sister dies in a car accident with her husband, leaving behind a baby daughter, Gordon McKenna naturally assumes he will adopt the baby girl, whom he helped raise. His hopes are dashed in an eight-minute hearing when a judge rules that since Gordon (himself adopted as a newborn) is not a blood relative of Keefer's, custody should be granted to a second cousin of the baby's father. As Gordon fights a losing battle to adopt Keefer, he realises that he is not yet ready to become a father and, after two years of legal wrangling, he decides to give Keefer up, rather than uproot her from the only home she has known. Fate, however, has other ideas. A Theory of Relativity traces the struggles of one family, and examines the meaning of connection among members of all families.