Susie Finkbeiner schreibt mit einer tiefen Wertschätzung für Familiendynamik und den Rhythmus des täglichen Lebens. Ihre Werke erforschen oft die Komplexität menschlicher Verbindungen und die Suche nach Freude in gewöhnlichen Momenten. Durch ihre Erzählungen teilt die Autorin ihre warmen Perspektiven auf die Welt und lädt die Leser ein, über das nachzudenken, was wirklich zählt.
When Mindy announces that she is returning to Vietnam to find her birthmother, it inspires her father, mother, and sister to recall the events of her adoption at the end of the Vietnam War during Operation Baby Lift. In this beautiful time-slip story, Mindy's family reexamines what it means to grow together beyond genetic code.
In this 1950s coming-of-age story, two sisters are left reeling when their father is accused of being a member of the Communist party. Bertha finds a haven with the All-American Girls Baseball League. Flossie finds herself in an unexpected friendship. Both are about to discover how much good there is in the world--even in the hardest of circumstances.