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Susan Merrell

Biography

Susan Merrell

Susan Merrell has written for Self, New Woman, Parenting, and Parents. She is the author of The Accidental Bond: How Sibling Connections Influence Adult Relationships. She lives in Sag Harbor, New York with her husband Jim, an architect, and her children Maggie and Jake. A Member of the Family is her first work of fiction.

Susan Merrell

Books by Susan Merrell

A Member of the Family
by Susan Merrell

Chris and Deborah Latham seem to have a perfect life: a happy marriage; a picturesque Long Island home; a beautiful young daughter; and Michael, the Romanian orphan they adopted when he was eighteen months old. But Michael, now five, becomes more violent and emotionally disturbed each day, and his behavior not only isolates other children and parents but it soon threatens to tear apart the Latham family. Chris and Deborah must ponder the unthinkable: giving Michael back. In a stunning literary work that examines the issues of adoption, abuse, and unconditional love, Susan Merrell has given us a provocative novel to ponder long after the last page is turned.