Borrowed Child
A Story of Parenting Across Two Cultures
$29.75
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2026
Summary
For fans of Little Fires Everywhere, a novel that explores the ambiguities of motherhood and salvation through the anguished relationship between a troubled, undocumented Mexican teenager and the grieving, upper-middle-class mother who takes her in.
After the drug overdose of her teenage son, Helen, a privileged white woman, takes in Mia, a troubled and undocumented Mexican teenager.
Although they initially fill each other’s voids, Helen’s lofty expectations of Mia ev…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798896363422 |
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| Author: | Marguerite Welch |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
“With the grace and complexity of The White Album by Joan Didion, Borrowed Child examines how intention and action, especially for white people, might misinterpret the complexities of race and power in the United States. With gorgeous writing, Welch subverts expectations and gifts us a nuanced view of prejudice.”—Melissa Scholes Young, author of Flood and The Hive
Marguerite Welch
Marguerite Welch is a writer, photographer, and sailor whose eclectic tastes and interests have often led her in unexpected directions. Her articles on photography and travel have appeared online and in various art and literary publications. Her travel memoir, Waterborne: A Slow Trip Around a Small Planet, documents her fourteen-year circumnavigation of the world with her husband, Mike, on a sailboat. Borrowed Child is based on over a decade of experience as a tutor and mentor of children from the underserved communities in her own backyard. Marguerite currently resides in Annapolis, Maryland.
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