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When overwhelmed with growing up without Mama, will young Kate survive? As Kate’s 11th birthday approaches, she fears no one will remember her tradition of dressing up in her mother’s heirloom wedding gown for her birthday portrait. She grieves that their handprints won’t be on the back of the birthday photograph, and there’ll be no special letter from her mother to go in her Book of My Life this year. Precocious Kate gets a few more life’s-not-always-fair lessons as she struggles and finds the courage to ask the hard questions about life.

The Birthday Gift is an exceptionally thought-provoking and intriguing tale that takes you on an emotional journey of profound heartbreak to surprising hope for the future. Although a catastrophic loss occurs, you will come away with a great sense of hopefulness in this increasingly violent world. Mrs. Williams’ extraordinary inner strength is revealed in the most unexpected manner that will certainly uplift and inspire you.

Gabe Douglass is the sheriff of Rutger Creek, Arkansas, and the father of seven-year-old Eva. The death of his wife signaled the end of his love life. There is no room in his heart for anyone new. But when Eva wants a mommy for her birthday, Gabe’s mother goes behind his back and orders a mail order bride for him.