Son by Lois Lowry

Son by Lois Lowry - 393 pages

This is the fourth and final book in The Giver quartet by Lois Lowry.  It is the book that ties all the other books together.  It tells the story of Claire, the birth mother of Gabe, the young child taken by Jonas when he was slated to be killed in The Giver.
I enjoyed the story.  I liked how it tied up the loose ends of the other books.  Listening to the audio did make me more aware that even though this book had the happiest ending of any in the series -- it really is not a happy book.  It is filled with heartbreak, sorrow, and yearning.

Son by Lois Lowry

Son by Lois Lowry -- 400 pages

The fourth book in The Giver Quartet, Son bridges the gaps between the first three books and ties them all into one story.

Son starts where the first book, The Giver starts, in Jonas' community where everything is in order. When Claire was 12, turning 13, she was assigned to be a birth mother, or a vessel. She carried her product and followed the rules, but somehow something went wrong. The birth went wrong. Her job went wrong.
She was then assigned to work at a Fish Hatchery, but she did not forget the baby that she had carried and seen. When she finds him, she keeps him a secret, telling no one that he is her son, but visiting him often and breaking her heart every time.

Claire's story lasts through the first three books and continues the story of the third book, joining all of our favorite characters and answering the questions that we still had.

This was my favorite book in the series.