"Child of Sorrow" is based on a true story of one 17-year-old girl's struggle to survive an unplanned pregnancy in a time when abortion was not a legal option. Like many in 1959, she was secreted away in a home for unwed mothers and forced to surrender her baby for adoption. Most who endured such a heart-rending experience were scarred by it for life, and their future relationships suffered as a result. This book is dedicated to all of them.