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She Turned Her Head Away: An Adoption Memoir

Patricia Moffat
4.33/5 (99 ratings)
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Growing up in the closed adoption system of Northern California, Patricia Moffat always felt a yawning gap at the beginning of her life, and a sense of loss and sadness. She yearned to know who her birth­mother was, and why she had given her away. In her twenties, after an abortion and the births of her two children, which pulled her back emotionally to her beginnings, Patricia resolved to find her original family.

Her search was successful, bringing happiness and closure, together with some painful consequences. While the reunion with her birthmother and family was joyous, Patricia’s adoptive mother felt threatened by the sudden appearance of another mother in their lives.

Addressing questions of identity, and experiences of family and belonging, She Turned Her Head Away grapples with the intense emotions often experienced by adopted children and adult adoptees, and families uncovering long-buried secrets through genetic testing. Patricia’s inspiring story of hurt, search, reconciliation, and healing speaks powerfully to anyone struggling to find their family or themselves.
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265 pages
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eng
ISBN10:
0921332653
ISBN13:
9780921332657
kindle Asin:
B08MXXRLWT

She Turned Her Head Away: An Adoption Memoir

Patricia Moffat
4.33/5 (99 ratings)
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Growing up in the closed adoption system of Northern California, Patricia Moffat always felt a yawning gap at the beginning of her life, and a sense of loss and sadness. She yearned to know who her birth­mother was, and why she had given her away. In her twenties, after an abortion and the births of her two children, which pulled her back emotionally to her beginnings, Patricia resolved to find her original family.

Her search was successful, bringing happiness and closure, together with some painful consequences. While the reunion with her birthmother and family was joyous, Patricia’s adoptive mother felt threatened by the sudden appearance of another mother in their lives.

Addressing questions of identity, and experiences of family and belonging, She Turned Her Head Away grapples with the intense emotions often experienced by adopted children and adult adoptees, and families uncovering long-buried secrets through genetic testing. Patricia’s inspiring story of hurt, search, reconciliation, and healing speaks powerfully to anyone struggling to find their family or themselves.
Format:
Pages:
265 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0921332653
ISBN13:
9780921332657
kindle Asin:
B08MXXRLWT

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