Water Child

Becky and Elliot are idealistic and artistic twenty-somethingswho met at an elite college and marriedshortly after graduation. She''s black and Christian;he''s white and Jewish. But despite their backgrounds,families, and the social and political climate of the 1980''s,they''re convinced that their love, education, and the childthey are expecting are all they need to be happy. Whentragedy strikes, they must confront their vulnerability andcome to acknowledge ways of knowing and lessons aboutlife they still need to learn.

If you''ve ever been in love, given birth, experienced thedeath of a loved one, or wondered what happens when lifeends, this is a novel that will make you laugh, cry, andcelebrate being alive.