Author Talk with Pamela Sampson

About the AuthorPamela Sampson is an editor and former foreign correspondent for The Associated Press, where she reported from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. She lives in Atlanta.About the BookShe longs for a child. She finds a son. But nothing prepares her for the fight that comes next. Pamela Sampson is a journalist chasing stories around the world – until life hands her one that she hadn’t expected. She travels to Guatemala and adopts a baby boy – the one she has long dreamed of. They land in Bangkok, and she resumes her career and new life as a single mother. Then comes shattering news: Joshua has a rare and devastating heart defect, so complex that only a handful of surgeons in the world have ever tried to repair it. Overnight, her life turns upside down: no longer bylines and visas to exotic destinations – but scans, charts, and hospitals that smell of antiseptic and fear. The Boy With t

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