Lost Boy Found By Kirsten Alexander

A wealthy family spending the summer at their lake house discovers their young child, Sonny, is missing. Despite an extensive search, he cannot be found. His mysterious disappearance makes front-page news in their hometown of Opelousas, Louisiana. For two years, they search across the South, offering increasingly large rewards and struggling not to give in to despair. When all hope seems lost, a young boy is found in the company of a wandering handyman.

The mother, coming from a position of wealth and power, does not want to let this child slip through her grasp. Even though uncertainty and confusion abound, she says it is her son. Her husband agrees. The handyman is arrested, and the child is reunited with his parents. The situation becomes overly complicated when an unwed farmworker from Alabama also lays claim to the child. Two desperate mothers fight for the young boy.

This is a book about every parent's worst nightmare. It is the moment when you look down and your child is not by your side. You ask around, but everyone thought the child was with someone else. And your heart sinks.

This novel is based on a true story and gives us a thought-provoking look into the lengths we would go to save those close to us.