I found this story to be inspiring, captivating and exciting. Throughout the story there are examples of trust, love and passion. Selflessness is shown in a way that many other books fail to capture. I would highly recommend this book as a must read.
The story begins with a young girl going to the doctors office in 1974 and finding out that she is pregnant. The question then becomes, what is the expecting mother going to do with the baby. Whitlow does an excellent job portraying emotions and situations that the Sandy (the mother) has to face. In the story Roe vs. Wade has recently been ruled on legalizing abortion. Sandy struggles with advice from many different people and all their varying perspectives, but in the end decides to not terminate the pregnancy and give the babies up for adoption. As her pregnancy progresses she finds out that she is having twins, and decides to send them to separate families.
The second section in the book is about Sandy a sixteen year old girl named Maria, who comes to Sandy fearful of her own pregnancy. In her desire to help Sandy has the joy of being reunited with her two sons in an interesting, and exciting way.
I was surprised and pleased with the way Whitlow wrote his female characters and portrayed their struggles. The author also made things interesting and engaging without making outlandish. I will be reading more of Whitlow's books in the near future. I would highly recommend The Choice, as and entertaining and thought provoking read.
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