I read the synopsis and was a little hesitant about reading it. What caught my attention was the story is inspired by real families and a true scandal which took place before WW2: Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the USA. See the link below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia_Tann&oldid=1195751580
So, no, the novel is not “harlequin romance stuff” but does have some flavors of it in the writing.
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