Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging
May 2021 · Simon and Schuster
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Julie is adopted. She is also a twin. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack both a health history and their adoption papers—which becomes an issue for Julie when, at forty-eight years old, she finds herself facing several serious health issues.
To launch the probe into her closed adoption, Julie first needs the support of her sister. The twins talk things over, and make a pact: Julie will approach their adoptive parents for the adoption paperwork and investigate search options, and the sisters will split the costs involved in locating their birth relatives. But their adoptive parents aren’t happy that their daughters want to locate their birth parents—and that is only the first of many obstacles Julie will come up against as she digs into her background.
Julie’s search for her birth relatives spans eight years and involves a search agency, a PI, a confidential intermediary, a judge, an adoption agency, a social worker, and a genealogist. By journey’s end, what began as a simple desire for a family medical history has evolved into a complicated quest—one that unearths secrets, lies, and family members that are literally right next door.
To launch the probe into her closed adoption, Julie first needs the support of her sister. The twins talk things over, and make a pact: Julie will approach their adoptive parents for the adoption paperwork and investigate search options, and the sisters will split the costs involved in locating their birth relatives. But their adoptive parents aren’t happy that their daughters want to locate their birth parents—and that is only the first of many obstacles Julie will come up against as she digs into her background.
Julie’s search for her birth relatives spans eight years and involves a search agency, a PI, a confidential intermediary, a judge, an adoption agency, a social worker, and a genealogist. By journey’s end, what began as a simple desire for a family medical history has evolved into a complicated quest—one that unearths secrets, lies, and family members that are literally right next door.
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Penny Olson
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May 13, 2021
Twice a Daughter is a well-written and fascinating memoir about Julie McGue's search for her birth parents. She and her twin, Jenny, were adopted through a closed adoption in the 1950s, a time when social mores were very different. Julie's initial incentive to search for her birth parents was to find out her family health history. As she embarked on the long and difficult process, she became interested in meeting and learning more about her biological family. Finding her biological families takes an enormous amount of persistence and patience. Twice a Daughter details the emotional and logistical issues involved for the birth and adoptive families. The reader learns empathy for people in this situation. Although interesting for anyone, this book would be particularly helpful for family members and professionals involved in adoption. @booksforwardpr #BooksForwardFriends
Susan Stefura
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December 16, 2024
I feel like I lived the journey as I read. Couldn't put it down. Thanks for sharing your story.
Cynthia Dorado
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September 30, 2023
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About the author
Julie Ryan McGue is an American writer, a domestic adoptee, and an identical twin. Her first memoir, Twice a Daughter released in May 2021, won multiple awards. She writes a weekly blog and monthly column (The Beacher Newspapers), in which she explores the topics of finding out who you are, where you belong and making sense of it. Julie splits her time between northwest Indiana and Sarasota, Florida.
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