brooke, an eighteen-year-old Floridian, is three weeks away from fulfilling her dream to go away to college and study art. that is, until she discovers she is pregnant. afraid of bringing shame on her family, she is convinced her way out is an abortion. brooke soon realizes her choice was not something she can walk away from. haunted by that decision, she struggles to hide her secret until she discovers her son survived the abortion. torn between her children she struggles with joy for one and exposure of guilt to the others. how can she open the doors to her past without destroying her future.Set in the 1970's when saline abortion was practiced, Linda explores the regrets and guilt of women choosing abortion. With statistics and information from Care Net, she reveals how that devastating decision ruins lives even to the point of suicide. At least half of the women going through the doors of Care Net are women seeking help post-abortion.