There can surely be no more poignant moment than the relinquishment of a birth child for adoption. This is the story of Addie who calls that birth child Byrd in unsent letters explaining her life and her memories. The love of her young life is Roland, a musician, who occasionally shares his bed with Addie, but doesn't return her commitment to their love. The book follows Addie through some difficult moments when Byrd is always in her heart and on her mind. It also follows Roland, who marries someone else and has a son, unaware that Addie has had their child and given him up for adoption in a selfless, generous gesture. Everyone in this novel is a good person doing his or her best with the resources they have. The ending is haunting.

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