If you're looking for a book on motherhood, identity and what truly makes someone a parent you need to pick up author Katie Powner's newest release Bird on a Wire.
Katie is an author I've been wanting to read for a while. When I saw the opportunity to join the influencer team for this book I jumped at the chance. Her style of writing and cadence are engaging and keeps you turning pages. She handled heavy topics with depth and sensitivity.
Eighteen-year-old Bri Marshall and Forty-year-old Laura Gambler's lives are interwoven through the parenting of baby Providence. Bri is Providence's biological mother and Laura is his foster mother.
The author did a great job of balancing but also intertwining Bri and Laura's stories as they struggle through the trials and triumphs of being a parent. Bird on a Wire tackles the tough question who is the better mother for Providence?
Bri was a hard character to relate to. I'm not sure it was because she struggled with an addiction to drugs or if it was her youth. One aspect I didn't like of Bri is I felt she was slow to do what CPS required if she wanted to be reunited with her son. She's a well written character; I personally had trouble relating to her and this impacted the emotional connection I had to the story.
In contrast, I related more to Laura. I appreciated her caring and compassion nature as she is trying to correlate parenting her own children but also falling in love with a precious newborn. Her perspective grounded the story for me.
Fostering isn't a topic I see in a lot of in Christian fiction, and I thought Katie Powner did an exceptional job approaching it with equal parts honesty and grace.
I'd rate this book a solid 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. My half-star deduction is mainly because I had trouble relating to Bri.
Bird on a Wire is an emotional, thought-provoking story that have you shedding a few tears and stay with you long after you close the book.
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