Dear Zoe: Letters to My Miracle Grandchild

Who can adequately describe the special love between a grandparent and grandchild? In this deeply personal and moving series of letters written to his granddaughter on her difficult birth, Max De Pree explores the mystery and miracle of birth, potential, and God's love. As De Pree struggles to understand his own feelings during the premature birth of his granddaughter Zoe, his family and friends weave a tapestry of support around Zoe and her mother. Faced with a situation where all control lies with physicians, nurses, and God, De Pree questions his faith and his conception of life. He is also called upon to play the role of father: Zoe's biological father is absent. Through all the medical dangers of the birth and Zoe's first months, De Pree and Esther, his wife, care for their daughter and wonder whether Zoe will survive.