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Name: Three weeks to say goodbye
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: C. J. Box

📘 Three weeks to say goodbye by C. J. Box

In the quiet suburbs of Denver, Jack and Melissa McGuane joyfully welcome their adopted daughter, Angelina, into their family nine months later. Their world is shaken when a sudden phone call from the adoption agency announces that Angelina’s birth father—still a minor who never relinquished parental rights—is determined to reclaim his daughter. As the McGuanes grapple with the legal and emotional upheaval, they must decide whether to fight for their new family or confront the unexpected responsibilities that come with a birth parent’s return.

First publish date: 2009

Genre: Thriller/Legal Thriller

Authors: C. J. Box

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