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A fellow adoptive parent and writer friend gifted me this book and I’m so thankful she did. I loved this story and the way Nicole wrote about this journey of reunion and this examination of her adoption. Beautifully written, thought-provoking, gorgeous and so very real. I loved it.
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
Like all adoption stories, this was no fairytale. I appreciated Nicole’s willingness to share her unique perspective and story. I could never fully understand the depth of trauma that comes with being separated from your family of origin, but Nicole gave incredible insight and wrote authentically about her experience. I’m sure it wasn’t easy to share so openly, but we need more adoptee stories to better understand the complexities of the adoption triad. I would recommend this book to anyone, not just adoptive parents!
Interesting to learn about the experience of adoption, especially transracial adoption and think more about questions of identity.
A super vulnerable and nuanced exploration into the author’s adoption and meeting her birth family. I had a number of aha moments that will help me parent my child.
An incredible novel about Nicole's search for her identity and belonging. Though I am not adopted, many events resonated with me. It was beautifully written and I'm happy that this exists.
This one broke my heart and then put it back together again. One of those books that makes me feel less alone in the world.
A must read for adoptive parents and adoption professionals.
The beginning of the book (before she decides to search for her birth family) felt repetitive and a bit slow. Once it reached the point when Nicole began to look into her origins, though, a complex and thoughtful examination of her adoption unfolded. This memoir does a good job of exploring how her adoption affected every part of her family, both genetic and adopted, as well as her own self-concept, and how impossible it is to simplify something so complicated into being "good" or "bad," or to characterize it as being only a loss or only a gain. I'm glad I stuck with it, and the last few chapters especially are beautiful and moving.
Not going to lie, I wanted to like this book more than I did. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely enjoyed it.
I thought Nicole’s writing style was good. At times it was warm and emotional and other times felt more reserved: this mimicked her own experience deciding to and eventually getting in touch with her family.
I really enjoyed the beginning thought process around transracial adoption and the complicated nature of it. I think this is such an important conversation that people should have more when considering adoption.
I thought Nicole’s writing style was good. At times it was warm and emotional and other times felt more reserved: this mimicked her own experience deciding to and eventually getting in touch with her family.
I really enjoyed the beginning thought process around transracial adoption and the complicated nature of it. I think this is such an important conversation that people should have more when considering adoption.