<p><b>"</b><b>Readers will be hard-pressed to put this down." Publishers Weekly</b><br><b><br>An estranged daughter. A missing grandson. A mother faced with an impossible choice.</b><br><br>Renee Gulliver appears to have it all: a beautiful house overlooking a scenic estuary on England¿s East Coast, a successful career as a relationship therapist, three grown-up children, and a beloved grandson, Xavier. But then Xavier vanishes after Renee fails to pick him up from school, and the repercussions are manifold.<br><br>Renee is wracked with remorse; the local community question her priorities, clients abandon her; and, as long-held grievances surface, her daughter Mia offers her a heartbreaking ultimatum. Amid recriminations, misunderstandings and lies, can Renee find a way to reunite her family?<br><br><b>For fans of Jodi Picoult and<i> If Only I Could Tell You</i> by Hannah Beckerman, Penny Hancock''s <i>The Choice</i> is an engrossing, thought-provoking novel about family secrets and th