Paula Graham

Spirits Paula Graham

Since Roe v. Wade, millions of abortions have been performed in the United States. Spirits is a fictional romance. It is about the emotional struggle that two young couples face when they have to make a decision between life and death for their unborn children. Spirits will tear at the readers emotions. Readers will feel the anguish that Emma Richards and Sarah Mortimer experience before and after getting their abortions. Readers will agonize with them as they rebuild their lives. The graphic description of the abortion procedure used to terminate Emma's and Sarah's pregancies will also affect the reader. Spirits shows that abortion is a man's issue, too. It affects the relationship Emma and Sarah have with the men in their lives. Will teenagers Chris and Sarah's relationship survive their emotional struggle? Will love endure between Emma and Jake? Will Jake suceed in his effort to win Emma back? Spirits covers a period of one year with its four seasons. This parallels the desire expressed by the two little spirits to live out the seasons of their lives. Only to them, spring is childhood, summer is young adulthood, fall is middle age, and winter is old age. The Epilogue recounts the characters' lives six years after the abortions. Reading Spirits may make you reevaluate some of your deepest feelings and beliefs.