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Reed, Kit.
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Pregnant women -- Fiction.
Unmarried mothers -- Fiction.
Adoption -- Corrupt practices -- Fiction.
Adoptive parents -- Fiction.
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Reed, Kit.
Pregnant women -- Fiction.
Unmarried mothers -- Fiction.
Adoption -- Corrupt practices -- Fiction.
Adoptive parents -- Fiction.
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The
baby
merchant
/ Kit Reed.
by
Reed, Kit.
Tor, c2006.
Call #:
FICTION REE
Subjects
Pregnant women -- Fiction.
Unmarried mothers -- Fiction.
Adoption -- Corrupt practices -- Fiction.
Adoptive parents -- Fiction.
ISBN:
0765315505 (acid-free paper)
9780765315502
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
334 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Summary:
"The
baby
business is booming. Billions of dollars are spent each year on strollers, cribs, and clothing, not to mention assisted reproduction and adoption. With fertility rates dropping precipitously in the US and babies becoming ever more valuable as a combination of status symbol and perfect accessory, there’s clearly a developing market for someone like Tom Starbird. Tom is The
Baby
Merchant
--though he’d never think of himself in such terms. In his mind, Tom creates perfect families by matching famous couples with prime—but neglected—newborns. Tom’s a master of surveillance and secret “pickups”. His small staff is extremely well-paid, especially the doctor who implants the government-required tracking chip into each infant’s developing skull. Sasha Egan is a talented artist feeling trapped by an accidental pregnancy. Determined to place her child with a loving family, Sasha is jolted by the arrival, at her chosen home for unwed mothers, of the unborn baby’s father. Behind Gary’s insincere protestations of love, Sasha detects the hand of her powerful, wealthy grandmother. Nearly nine months pregnant, Sasha disappears, going to ground at a seedy motel. Jake Zorn is a crusading TV journalist who has broken some of the biggest scandals of the day. His life is perfect—except that he and his rainmaker attorney wife, Maury, cannot have children. They’ve tried everything; repeated miscarriages drove Maury to a terrible act that makes adoption agencies turn them away. Tom Starbird is Jake’s last chance, but it’s too late—Tom wants out of the
baby
business. Jake Zorn knows more than a few hard truths about Tom Starbird, and he’s not afraid to expose them to the nation. Desperate to find a
baby
for the Zorns, Tom Starbird settles on Sasha Egan as the perfect supplier. Soon Sasha’s
baby
will be born. And many lives will be forever altered."--Publisher.
Genre:
Psychological thriller.
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