Pip keeps a journal of the passage of time since the birth for her daughter and fills the pages with her account of the love she has for the child, whom she calls Amanda. Each page recounts the time since she was a teen mother, the decision to place her for adoption and her enveloping love for the child she's unable to forget. Her new neighbor Edward Chesterfield becomes her closest friend, confiding everything in him except her lost child. The closer they become a romantic relationship never enters her mind. Ned is there for support when Pip needs it including becoming involved in her efforts. Amanda's Pantry is started by Pip in honor of her daughter to aid all children hungry and in need of clothing and nurturing love and care. As much as Pip cares for Ned, fearing she has given so much of herself to the memory of her adopted daughter, she feels she may not have enough left to commit to Ned. When Ned learns of the child she lost he must find a way to bring reality to Pip that she has enough love to include others without being disloyal to her child.

It has been a while since I have read anything so emotional and heartfelt. Holly Jacobs clearly has written a story from her heart and soul and shared that with her readers. Such a poignant tale of love of a child given up for adoption makes your heart ache with the loneliness of this mother. To present a tale with such a loss and yet give this woman such a drive to become the fantastic person she does, just makes your heart bleed for her. I could not keep from crying as I lived through the spirit of this woman and the suffering she endured. It will be a long time coming before I forget CARRY HER HEART a very remarkable and wonderful story.

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