Where We Belong: A Novel

Emily Giffin

Jul 2012 · Sold by Macmillan

About this ebook

The author of several blockbuster novels, Emily Giffin's Where We Belong delivers an unforgettable story of two women, the families that make them who they are, and the longing, loyalty and love that binds them together

Marian Caldwell is a thirty-six year old television producer, living her dream in New York City. With a fulfilling career and satisfying relationship, she has convinced everyone, including herself, that her life is just as she wants it to be. But one night, Marian answers a knock on the door . . . only to find Kirby Rose, an eighteen-year-old girl with a key to a past that Marian thought she had sealed off forever. From the moment Kirby appears on her doorstep, Marian's perfectly constructed world—and her very identity—will be shaken to its core, resurrecting ghosts and memories of a passionate young love affair that threaten everything that has come to define her.

For the precocious and determined Kirby, the encounter will spur a process of discovery that ushers her across the threshold of adulthood, forcing her to re-evaluate her family and future in a wise and bittersweet light. As the two women embark on a journey to find the one thing missing in their lives, each will come to recognize that where we belong is often where we least expect to find ourselves—a place that we may have willed ourselves to forget, but that the heart remembers forever.

Ratings and reviews

Wonderful insight from an adopted girl/woman who is also struggling with being a teenager, what the adoptive parents go through and the birth mother who struggles with the choice she made.

Awesome, this book made me cry, laugh ang think. I love the characters and how they all have differt perspectives but intertwine with each other. The story itself is heart warming and believable. I love this book.

I have read almost all of Emily Giffin's books and this book is her best yet. I couldn't put it down. Loved it and the character development. Highly recommend!

About the author

EMILY GIFFIN is The New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed; Something Blue; Baby Proof; Love The One You're With and Heart of The Matter. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and three young children.