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Ann Fessler<\/strong><\/a>
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The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ariel Rathbun<\/a><\/strong>
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BEAUTIFUL BASTARDS: An Adoption Odyssey of Three Generations<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diane Wheaton<\/a><\/strong>
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Finding Loretta: An Adopted Daughter\u2019s Search to Define Family<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diana Kayla Hochberg\u00a0<\/a> <\/strong>
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 Emma Stevens<\/strong>
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Choosing to Breathe, The Gathering Place, A Fire is Coming<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jean Kelly Widner<\/a><\/strong>
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Adoption Paradox: Putting Adoption in Perspective<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jesse Scott<\/a> <\/strong>
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You Can\u2019t Get Rid of Me: An Adopted Son\u2019s Search for Family<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Julie Ryan McGue<\/a><\/strong>
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Twice the Family: A Memoir of Love, Loss & Sisterhood<\/em>, Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family & Kinship<\/em>, Twice a Daughter: A Search for Family, Identity, and Belonging<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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K.R. DeStefano<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I Will See You Again: Hearts Will Sing<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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