Nobody’s Child sweeps you into a world where unprecedented choices never intended by heaven lead to unintended consequences never before seen on ea...
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Jan 21, 2012
Robert
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I received a copy of Nobody's Child by Austin Boyd to read and review. I was hesitating at first but I am extremely glad I gave it a chance. I never imagined what a great read it would be. I do not think I would have put it down if work did not get in the way! Grab yourself a copy and a cup of coffee/tea and enjoy.
Austin Boyd takes a very controversial bioethical issue and gives it a face in the characters of Laura Ann and her friends/family. He never becomes preachy on the subject More...
Austin Boyd takes a very controversial bioethical issue and gives it a face in the characters of Laura Ann and her friends/family. He never becomes preachy on the subject More...
Feb 02, 2012
Carla
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I loved this book so much! I could not put it down! Nope, I read it in 2 days! I actually started this review and had to go back and start over! I loved it so much I just wanted to tell everything about it! I truly hate reviews with alot of spoilers and I know if you read through my blog you will notice, they all say spoiler alert.... I am so sorry. But when I fall in love with a book, I want you to fall in love with it too. I want you to know everything that I love about it and for this book. I
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Sep 05, 2011
Laurie
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“Nobody’s Child” by Austin Boyd
CAUTION: DON'T READ THE TAGS OF THIS BOOK BEFORE YOU READ IT!! IT WILL GIVE SPOILERS!!!
Wow. Wow. What a book! This story will stay with me forever. It sure gives you a LOT to think about! This book is NOT a book to miss at ALL. This is, in my opinion, one of the best books of 2011 so far!
This author, Austin Boyd, has written a very controversial fictional novel about a woman, Laura Ann, who undergoes several medical procedures that s More...
CAUTION: DON'T READ THE TAGS OF THIS BOOK BEFORE YOU READ IT!! IT WILL GIVE SPOILERS!!!
Wow. Wow. What a book! This story will stay with me forever. It sure gives you a LOT to think about! This book is NOT a book to miss at ALL. This is, in my opinion, one of the best books of 2011 so far!
This author, Austin Boyd, has written a very controversial fictional novel about a woman, Laura Ann, who undergoes several medical procedures that s More...
Aug 18, 2011
Cafelilybookreviews
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Wow - was I blown away when I read this book by Austin Boyd. If you're in a reading slump and are looking for some interesting Christian fiction - I highly suggest you get your hands on Nobody's Child.
First in the new "The Pandora Files" series, this book is about a young woman who faces one of the most conflicting decisions of her life in an attempt to save her dying father and their home. Although Lauren Ann McGehee is a woman of faith and strong convictions, she finds More...
First in the new "The Pandora Files" series, this book is about a young woman who faces one of the most conflicting decisions of her life in an attempt to save her dying father and their home. Although Lauren Ann McGehee is a woman of faith and strong convictions, she finds More...
Jan 31, 2012
Camille
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I was given this book as a gift from my dearest and oldest BFF. The author, Austin Boyd, attends the same church. The gift is a signed (to me) copy by Boyd. I was anxious to read it, and now I'm anxious to read his other novels. This falls into the bioethics and Christian genres and has a good combination of the two topics. The main character is a young girl with a strong background, but who faces many hardships throughout the book. It opens with a loss and ends with much being gained throughout
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Aug 30, 2011
Eva
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It’s not often that a book concerning ‘faith and bioethics’ comes into being. It’s mostly for this reason that this book immediately snagged my interest, and will certainly snag the interest of many people. Who wants to talk about ‘the tough stuff’ nowadays anyway? Apparently Austin Boyd isn’t running scared and isn’t afraid to mince words and he did this one particular subject the greatest justice.
From the first page on, you're introduced to a whole lot of grit and seriousness, and it har More...
From the first page on, you're introduced to a whole lot of grit and seriousness, and it har More...
Nov 21, 2011
When her father's health deteriorates, Laura Ann takes extraordinary measures to pay his medical bills and keep the family farm. She has support from Ian, a childhood friend and local game warden, Granny Apple, the neighborhood wise woman, and Stephany, her cousin and investigative journalist. Uncle Jack harbors an old feud and will do anything to harm Laura Ann and take her land.
Nobody's Child is beautifully written, but with the slow, descriptive pace more common to literature than suspen More...
Nobody's Child is beautifully written, but with the slow, descriptive pace more common to literature than suspen More...
Feb 20, 2012
Erin
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Laura Ann McGehee is a determined young lady. When her only parent is diagnosed with cancer and taking out a loan against the West Virginia farm which has been in their family for centuries is not going to be enough to cover medical expenses, Laura Ann makes a tough and secret decision. She goes to a fertility clinic and begins taking medication to hyperstimulate her ovaries, so that her eggs can be harvested and she can continue supporting her family through the payments she receives there. Whe
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Jan 23, 2012
Amy
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Even though it is fiction it gives real to life consequences of what happens when we, as humans, choose to mess with God's design. Laura Ann is between a rock and a hard place. Her father is dying of cancer and needs some very expensive medication. The farm which has been in their family for years is in a financial bind due to her father's illness. To generate the income she doesn't have, she sells a part of herself. Although, she was brought up in chur
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Feb 18, 2012
Kristin (Kritters Ramblings)
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Are you looking for that book to curl up with on a snowy weekend? This one is the perfect one to keep you cuddled under a blanket just wondering what is coming up on the next page. The reader starts in the midst of a young woman's struggle as her father is battling for his life. Set in a small town in West Virginia, I found it interesting to read a story set somewhere that I have never been and in a setting (family farm) that I have no connection to. The descriptions of farm and small town l
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Aug 29, 2011
Rachel
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GENRE: INSPIRATIONAL
PUBLISHER: ZONDERVAN
PUBLICATION DATE: AUGUST 1, 2011
RATING: 6 OUT OF 10
Faced with numerous mortgage payments and medical bills, Laura Ann has to decide whether to risk losing the family farm or sell the one commodity in her means – her eggs. Sharing her secret with no one for fear of shame, Laura Ann makes several trips to harvest her eggs so that she can keep her daddy’s farm within their immediate family and stop it from falling into the hands More...
PUBLISHER: ZONDERVAN
PUBLICATION DATE: AUGUST 1, 2011
RATING: 6 OUT OF 10
Faced with numerous mortgage payments and medical bills, Laura Ann has to decide whether to risk losing the family farm or sell the one commodity in her means – her eggs. Sharing her secret with no one for fear of shame, Laura Ann makes several trips to harvest her eggs so that she can keep her daddy’s farm within their immediate family and stop it from falling into the hands More...
Jan 14, 2012
Luann
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OK. Liked it/disliked it. Guess that means I'm neutral? Like the bioethics story line about donating eggs. It's an interesting debate. Like the action/adventure flood storyline. And it's nice to read a romance that doesn't lead to the bedroom.
But...did not like the lengthy stretches of narrative. How many ways can you describe a field? In reality, the book could probably cut 100 pages and be a BETTER story because it would tighten the plot. And, one of the main storylines seemed to be More...
But...did not like the lengthy stretches of narrative. How many ways can you describe a field? In reality, the book could probably cut 100 pages and be a BETTER story because it would tighten the plot. And, one of the main storylines seemed to be More...
Oct 17, 2011
Kara
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I recently received a copy of Nobody's Child by Austin Boyd to read and review. In a deftly woven tale delving into the topic of bioethics, Laura Ann McGehee resorts to desperate measures to pay the medical bills for her terminally ill father and save the family farm.
A young single woman, Laura Ann secretly sells her eggs to a fertility clinic over a period of about a year. When a series of bizarre circumstances put her in contact with a woman carrying a child conceived with one of her More...
A young single woman, Laura Ann secretly sells her eggs to a fertility clinic over a period of about a year. When a series of bizarre circumstances put her in contact with a woman carrying a child conceived with one of her More...
Feb 13, 2012
Tina
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I very much enjoyed this book and glad I won it. There are so many things I took away with this book. The importance friendship plays as shown in the relationship of Laura Ann and Sophia. Mentoring plays a part as Laura Ann turns to her older friend Granny Apple. Laura Ann and Ian shows how important telling the truth in a relationship is, we often think that the thing we are hiding, if discovered, will destroy the love another has for us when in reality keeping the secret hurts them more.
Sep 29, 2011
Cheryl
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Nov 19, 2011
Jeanie
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It started out a little slow, but ended really well. I really enjoyed reading this story which was mostly about 2 women whos friendship was formed by a common bond. It was full of love, friendship, trust,and loyality. Things that are rare, but precious. I found myself crying in the end. Glad I finished reading it.
Feb 04, 2012
I was notified that I would be receiving a free copy of this book. I received a calendar and pen, I wonder if the book is still coming?
Oct 25, 2011
Jenna
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Although perhaps somewhat polemic at times, the theme of egg harvesting was a different twist...
Jan 08, 2012
Cheryl
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Honor, family, love, faith, friendship...These are the things I take away from this story. I loved this story. I read it in about 3 days. I love stories about people that have character and Laura Ann has character. She also has heart and family honor.
I would recommend this book to everyone.
I would recommend this book to everyone.
Feb 13, 2012
Kimberly
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