After a comedy of errors on Christmas Eve, a five-month pregnant woman, traveling to Cedar Cove to search for her child's father--who doesn't know she's pregnant--finds herself lodging in an apartment above a barn. The residents of Cedar Grove come to her rescue as an early labor begins.

A young girl eagerly awaits the birth of her baby cousin, while growing more and more confused by the way her relatives answer her questions.

"An ordinary day in an ordinary neighborhood turns out to be extraordinary in this story about new life, death, and family"--

"A Navajo family welcomes a new baby into the family with love and ceremony, eagerly waiting for that first special laugh. Includes brief description of birth customs in different cultures."--

Contains scenes of miscarriage and childbirth, as well as cancer survival and implied animal endangerment. "The Push meets The Silent Patient in a gripping thriller that follows a woman convinced a sinister figure is going to great lengths to make sure her pregnancy never happens--while the men in her life refuse to believe a word she says. Anna Alcott is desperate to have a family. But as she tries to balance her increasingly public life as an indie...