At the beginning, Max is hostile to Reid, Liddy, and their pastor's efforts to convert him to their religion, Evangelicalism, but he eventually warms up to the church and becomes a born-again Christian. Reid and Liddy are devout Christians, who are also trying to have children, and have similarly experienced several miscarriages because of the Baxter family infertility issue. Max has since moved in with his brother, Reid, and his sister-in-law, Liddy. Sometime later, Zoe, has not recovered from the loss of another baby and the shock of the divorce. Zoe and Max soon divorce because Max doesn't want Zoe to pressure him into trying again for a child. After two miscarries, Zoe successfully becomes pregnant, but loses the baby in late pregnancy, during her baby shower no less, much to her great sorrow. Over the course of their marriage, they have tried five rounds of in vitro fertilization. On the other hand, Max learns that he has a genetic disease.

Zoe has experienced multiple miscarriages, and she eventually learns that she suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome.

Zoe Baxter, a music therapist, and her husband, Max Baxter, have tried for a decade to have children, but it is revealed that they cannot have children because of fertility issues. Wilber also performs the songs on the CD in the voice of the story's main character, Zoe Baxter. The novel features a companion soundtrack CD of ten original songs with lyrics written by Picoult, and music by her best friend, Ellen Wilber. The novel was released on March 1, 2011, and follows the story of a bisexual woman fighting for the right to use the frozen embryos created by her and her ex-husband. Sing You Home (2011) is the nineteenth novel by the American author, Jodi Picoult.

Sing you home