The Promise of Stardust by Priscille Sibley

Outstanding story of life and death and one family's decisions and their impact on each other.  The novel starts with a sad, tragic accident that render's a woman brain dead, but it is determined that she is pregnant shortly after.  Due to her experience with her mother's lingering deathbed, she never wanted to be kept alive if she had no chance of recovery.  Her husband seemingly goes against her wishes hoping that she will stay alive long enough to deliver the baby that she is carrying and has to go against his own mother in court as they fight for Elle's life or death.

Tragedy is in every aspect of this book, but so are faith & hope.  Beautifully written, this novel is one I'll be thinking of long after finishing it.  Definitely a Goodread!