Keeping Lucy: A Novel

Lisa Wingate, a New York Times Bestselling Author of Before We Were Yours, has described this story as one that will leave readers not only rooting for Ginny and Lucy, but also thinking about them long after the last page is turned. The story has been included in PopSugar's 30 Must-Read Books of 2019, Good Housekeeping's 25 Best New Books for Summer 2019, and Better Homes & Gardens 13 New Books We Can't Wait to Read This Summer.

The story is set in Dover, Massachusetts in 1969 and follows the heartbreaking and uplifting journey of Ginny Richardson, a mother who goes to great lengths to protect her daughter, Lucy. Born with Down Syndrome, Lucy was taken from her mother and sent to Willowridge, a special school for the "feeble-minded," under pressure from her husband, Ab's powerful family. Ab tried to convince Ginny that it was for the best and that they should grieve for their daughter as though she were dead. However, two years later, Ginny's best friend, Marsha, shows her articles exposing the neglect and squalor at Willowridge, prompting Ginny to take action.

With her six-year-old son in tow, Ginny and Marsha embark on a heart-racing journey across state lines to rescue Lucy, turning Ginny into a fugitive for the first time. She must test her own strength and face the world head-on as she fights Ab and his domineering father for the right to keep Lucy. The journey takes them from Massachusetts to the beaches of Atlantic City, through the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to a roadside mermaid show in Florida.

Keeping Lucy is a searing portrait of the boundless love of a mother and has been described as "heartrending yet inspiring" by Kristina McMorris, a New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Edge of Lost. The novel kept her reading late into the night.

The story is inspired by incredible true events and is a gripping and emotional tale that will stay with readers long after they have finished reading.

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