The only thing good about this story was Ben's abduction; at least he found love and warmth in the family with whom he was raised. I can not enjoy a novel if I can't relate to the characters, and I could not relate to Beth. I never thought I would feel that someone deserved to lose her child, but Ben was better off without her. I was saddened more by the fact that the other two children weren't spared her selfish, egotistical facade of motherhood