The farm / Joanne Ramos.
Publication details: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.Description: 326 pages ; 25 cmISBN:- 1526605252
- 9781526605245
- 1526605244
- 9781526605252
- Isolation (Philosophy) -- Fiction
- Pregnant women -- Fiction
- Women -- Identity -- Fiction
- Health resorts -- Fiction
- Self-esteem -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Surrogate motherhood -- Fiction
- Surrogate mothers -- United States -- Fiction
- Motherhood -- Fiction
- Social classes -- United States -- Fiction
- Rich people -- United States -- Fiction
- Immigrants -- United States -- Fiction
- Filipinos -- United States -- Fiction
- Filipinos
- Immigrants
- Motherhood
- Rich people
- Social classes
- Surrogate motherhood
- Immigrants -- Fiction
- Women immigrants -- Fiction
- Families -- Fiction
- Financial security -- Fiction
- Surrogate mothers -- Fiction
- Filipino American women -- Fiction
- United States
- United States -- Hudson River Valley
- Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Fiction
- 813.6 23
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction | RAM | Available | 069429 |
"Nestled in the Hudson Valley is a sumptuous retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals, private fitness trainers, daily massages--and all of it for free. In fact, you get paid big money--more than you've ever dreamed of--to spend a few seasons in this luxurious locale. The catch? For nine months, you belong to the Farm. You cannot leave the grounds; your every move is monitored. Your former life will seem a world away as you dedicate yourself to the all-consuming task of producing the perfect baby for your überwealthy clients. Jane, an immigrant from the Philippines and a struggling single mother, is thrilled to make it through the highly competitive Host selection process at the Farm. But now pregnant, fragile, consumed with worry for her own young daughter's well-being, Jane grows desperate to reconnect with her life outside. Yet she cannot leave the Farm or she will lose the life-changing fee she'll receive on delivery--or worse. Heartbreaking, suspenseful, provocative, The Farm pushes our thinking on motherhood, money, and merit to the extremes, and raises crucial questions about the trade-offs women will make to fortify their futures and the futures of those they love."--Provided by publisher.