Baby was written by Patricia Maclachlan and was published in 1993. It uses the poem "Dirge Without Music" by Edna St. Vincent Millary. It is a work of fiction.Larkin returns home one summer afternoon and finds a baby on her porch with a note that says, "This is Sophie. She is almost a year old and she is good...you are a good family. I will lose her forever if you don't do this...I will come back for her someday." Thus begins one of the craziest years of her life, one beginning with fall and ending with summer. Along the way, Larkin deals with her own struggles as she tries not to get attached to Sophie and tries to handle her anger inside. When summer does come, and brings Sophie's mother with it, Larkin deals with one of the biggest struggles of her life - letting go of Sophie.
Babies are a special blessing, and a big responsibility. I imagine this book would reminde a lot of my mother, and how much she loved me.
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