A Modern Madonna

"A Modern Madonna" is a touching novel by Caroline Abbot Stanley about an estranged mother and her fight to reconcile with her child. The story brings us back to when a father could will his children to a third person without the mother's consent. The protagonist is a young and naïve woman who gets accused of murder and loses her child. Yet, she finds courage and fights to nullify the cruel law so other women don't follow her path.