A powerful adoption memoir about one woman's search for her birth family, and the surprising secrets she uncovers along the way.
"I began life as a mistake, and everything else about my birth was shrouded in secrecy," writes Kim Mooney in this brave memoir about healing the emotional wounds of adoption.
From the outside, Mooney's childhood would have seemed almost idyllic: loving parents, lively siblings, and a comfortable home. And yet, throughout her life, she was haunted by the knowledge that she had been given up at birth, and wrestled with the accompanying feelings of shame, confusion, and fear of rejection-emotions that are all-too familiar among adoptees.
With unflinching candour and self-awareness, Mooney recounts her journey from her life as an emotionally insecure child in 1950s Canada to a determined adult searching for her roots, and lays bare the deeply buried family secrets she uncovers along the way.
As Mooney works to untangle the shame, confusion, and anger that can accompany adoption, she deftly weaves in the experiences of other adoptees, providing valuable insight into the psychological repercussions of adoption and how they can be addressed.
A complex and engaging book full of surprising revelations,
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