A Ghost at Heart's Edge is a groundbreaking literary anthology of adoption. While there are many nonfiction books available on adoption, A Ghost at Heart's Edge is the only book which contains adoption literature, in the form of short stories and poetry. Written by both well-known and novice authors, including Alison Lurie, Isabel Allende, Sandra McPherson, Louise Erdrich, Chitra Divakaruni, and Lynna Williams, this collection conveys the wide range of emotions involved for all of those touched by adoption, including the five million adoptive families in the United States today.