num_pages: 327
description: Nestled in the Hudson Valley is a sumptuous retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals private fitness trainers daily massagesand all of it for free. In fact you get paid big moneymore than you've ever dreamed ofto spend a few seasons in this luxurious locale. The catch? For nine months you belong to the Farm. You cannot leave the grounds; your every move is monitored. Your former life will seem a world away as you dedicate yourself to the all-consuming task of producing the perfect baby for your berwealthy clients.Jane an immigrant from the Philippines and a struggling single mother is thrilled to make it through the highly competitive Host selection process at the Farm. But now pregnant fragile consumed with worry for her own young daughter's well-being Jane grows desperate to reconnect with her life outside. Yet she cannot leave the Farm or she will lose the life-changing fee she'll receive on deliveryor worse.Heartbreaking suspenseful provocative The Farm pushes our thinking on motherhood money and merit to the extremes and raises crucial questions about the trade-offs women will make to fortify their futures and the futures of those they love.
language: English
title: The Farm
publisher: Random House