From Publishers Weekly: "In her engaging new tearjerker, Hood (The Knitting Circle) follows several families as they attempt to adopt daughters from China. Holding down the center is Maya Lange, who, as head of the Red Thread Adoption Agency, is the prospective parents' guide through the adoption process. Childless Maya is driven by a desire to make amends for a tragic accident in her past, though her clients have their own share of heartbreak-miscarriages and infertility-and, predictably, the expectations and reservations about parenthood that they confide to Maya are shaped by a host of personal issues. Hood's sensitive depiction of her characters' hopes and fears makes for a moving story of dedication, forgiveness, and love."