When I Found You

When I Found You

<p>While duck hunting one morning, childless, middle-aged Nathan McCann finds a newborn abandoned in the woods. To his shock, the child€"wrapped in a sweater and wearing a tiny knitted hat€"is still alive. To his wife€s shock, Nathan wants to adopt the boy€¦but the child€s grandmother steps in. Nathan makes her promise, however, that one day she€ll bring the boy to meet him so he can reveal that he was the one who rescued him. <p>Fifteen years later, the widowered Nathan discovers the child abandoned once again€"this time at his doorstep. Named Nat, the teenager has grown into a sullen delinquent whose grandmother can no longer tolerate him. Nathan agrees to care for Nat, and the two engage in a battle of wills that spans years. Still, the older man repeatedly assures the youngster that, unlike the rest of the world, he will never abandon him€"not even when Nat suffers a trauma that changes both of their lives forever. <p>From the bestselling author of <i>Pay It Forward</i> comes <i>When I Found You</i>, an exquisite, emotional tale of the unexpected bonds that nothing in life can break.