The Fruit of Our Womb by Marina Shron

Christina is a love-starved teen raised by her junkie father to trade sex for love and protection. One night, she smothers him in his sleep with a pillow and embarks on a search for a new home. A twist of fate guides her to Lynn and Joe, an affluent Manhattan couple yearning to complete their family. Lynn, unable to conceive, forges an immediate bond with Christina and persuades her dutiful husband to bring the girl into their world. Christina revels in a newly found maternal love, but before long parental affection and sexual desire converge. As dreams and reality intertwine, the dynamic between the trio blossoms, but when Lynn devises a new, shrewd plan to fulfill her dream of a “perfect family,” the illusions shatter — forcing all three to reckon with the fleeting nature of unconditional love.

With an Introduction by Kia Corthron