Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult

The provided excerpts offer an intimate glimpse into a narrative centered around the life of Zoe Baxter, detailing her personal and professional struggles, particularly as a music therapist. Key events include her painful divorce from Max following the stillbirth of their child and her subsequent realization of her lesbian identity and relationship with Vanessa Shaw. The story escalates into a custody battle over their frozen embryos, with Max, influenced by his religious brother Reid and Pastor Clive of the Eternal Glory Church, attempting to prevent Zoe and Vanessa from using them due to their "homosexual lifestyle." The text also showcases Zoe's work as a music therapist with various patients, including the troubled teenager Lucy DuBois, and explores the themes of finding happiness and defining family outside of traditional expectations.