Mockingbird

The cry of an abandoned baby on the outskirts of an old Cuban city attracts the attention of a wandering tourist — and then cracks her life wide open. Mia, an out-of-work actress adrift in a loveless relationship, finds herself filled with purpose from the moment she lifts the child into her arms. Struggling with conflicting priorities and staggering under her uncertainties, Mia must decide what is best for the baby, and what that means for her. In the shadow of an approaching hurricane, Mia falls ever more deeply in love with the baby girl, making increasingly drastic choices as she discovers just how much she’s willing to sacrifice to save one child. Julie Trimingham’s debut novel evokes the dramatic music and color of Havana as she tells the story of one woman’s impulsive embrace of motherhood in the face of all wrongs. A love letter in novel form, Mockingbird is a lullaby for the lyric heart, and for all those caught in the storm.