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‘An incredible read. I laughed, I cried and my heart was truly touched by this beautifully written true story of hope and humanity at its best.’ Rosemary Conley CBE 'An extraordinary story. Truly Inspirational' Tim Vine An astonishing story of kindness, self-learning, pain, unbelievable hope...

Uno de los más preciosos libros acerca del significado de la palabra familia. Cerca de cumplir los cincuenta años, Fabiola Hablützel descubrió que era adoptada. Después de salir del estado de conmoción que esta noticia le produjo, pensó que aquel descubrimiento era la respuesta a la...

What lengths would you go to to save a troubled little girl? A Sunday Times bestseller, Terrified is a deeply personal memoir from foster carer Angela Hart. It tells the emotionally devastating but ultimately uplifting true story of Vicky, a little girl who arrives on Angela's doorstep unwanted...

What kind of mother gives up her son? Bernadette Murphy grew up the “miracle child” of her immigrant Irish Catholic family, arriving unexpectedly after her mother’s difficulty conceiving and her parents’ adoption of her older brother. Three more siblings followed, and as her once-glamorous mother sank deeper into depression, and her father struggled to support the family, Bernadette was forced to grow up quickly and care for her brothers and sister.

"After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage" is the story of two marriages undone by a dowry and the fallout from that rift on three generations of a Southern Italian family. Enlisting Calabrian folklore, epigenetics, and psychology, Monardo writes from both sides of the ocean, charting her grandfathers’ immigration to a Pittsburgh steel town; her father’s WWII as a medical student in Naples; the family’s marriages—including her own—that were tainted by an Old World curse; and an unlikely path toward international adoption.

You Are the Prize: Seeing Yourself Beyond the Imperfections of Your Trauma explores the journey and struggles in author Amnoni Myers’ life. She learned to succeed in a world full of intricacies and survive through dark moments as a child growing up in the foster care system. Despite negative statistics, Amnoni was always determined to create a different story than the one that was written about her. This is a must-listen if you are interested in learning more about the personal experiences of children in the foster care system.

'It's all my fault, I was supposed to be looking after her!' After suffering domestic abuse from her boyfriend, teen mum Sherrie has her four-month-old daughter Maisy sent to live with Maggie. Torn between being protective of Maisy and heartbroken for Sherrie, Maggie is unsure what to do. In the...

Now a major film starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan Falling pregnant as a teenager in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to the convent in Co. Tipperary to be looked after as a fallen woman. She cared for her baby for three years until the Church took him and sold him, like countless others, to...

BELIEVING IN AN INVISIBLE GOD. How to Hear God’s Voice in the Middle of Your Doubt. What if the God you’ve been doubting has been speaking all along—just waiting for you to listen? You don’t have to be perfect. You don’t have to have it all figured out. And you definitely don’t have to pretend you’ve never questioned everything. If you’ve ever whispered, “God, are You even real?”—this book is for you. Christine Pilgrim invites you into her messy, hilarious, and miraculous journey from skepticism to unshakable faith.

At twenty-seven years old, Andrew Wullaert received a phone call that changed everything. A woman on the other end of the line introduced herself as his full-blooded biological sister. What followed was a journey through questions he thought he had already answered. Questions about identity. Belonging. Family. Rejection. Gratitude. And ultimately, who gets to decide what your life means after emotionally complicated things happen to you before you are old enough to understand them.

Waargebeurd verhaal, vertelt door een pleegmoeder die ongewild verstrikt raakt in de hevige strijd van een kind tussen adoptieouders, pleegzorg en haar gevecht om haar eigen identiteit.

Rob Marrevee deelt het aangrijpende en tragikomische verhaal van de adoptie van zijn twee Ethiopische zoons, en de diepgaande impact van verlies en cultuur op hun levens.

All Molly wants is somewhere she can feel safe… After her mother is charged with drugs and neglect, six-year-old Molly arrives at Casey and Mike's as an emergency placement, carrying secrets no child should have to keep. But just as Molly begins to trust Casey, a heartbreaking event and the...

At age 52, Al Isaacs learned by accident that he had been adopted. His adoptive parents, both suffering from dementia, could no longer give him answers, and nearly everyone else who had known the truth was gone. All he had was a startling revelation, incomplete records, and one tantalizing clue: his birth mother had been an entertainer in New York. What followed was a remarkable DNA and genealogy detective story.

In Hidden Paths, Emma’s story takes center stage. A survivor of neglect and abuse, Emma has always been a symbol of hope and determination. But her journey is far from easy. As she grows older, she begins to confront the deep scars left by her past, grappling with the lasting effects of trauma while searching for her true identity. Through her love for art and the fragile connections she forms, Emma embarks on a path toward healing and self-discovery.

At Treetops Foundling Home in Victorian Nuneaton, one special little girl brings sunshine and joy wherever she goes. A favourite of her foster mother, Kitty grows into a beguiling young woman, but soon attracts the attention of more than one suitor with questionable intentions. She quickly...

Phoenix Bound: An adoptive mom of 13 shares her struggle raising traumatized children is an unfettered detailed account of one family's adoption experience in America. This honest heart-felt story will explore how they navigated through the obstacles and trials of raising 13 children, society's expectations, and their eventual rise from the ashes of destruction to start a new life. The goal is to educate, support, raise awareness, and challenge all those associated with adoption.

‘Grab the tissues and clear your schedules as you will not be able to put this down!!!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Beautiful, emotional and hopeful, but have tissues to hand.’ Liz Fenwick ‘I read it in a day…even after finishing it, it’s still lingering in my mind.’ Reader...

Is your parenting journey turning out differently than you imagined? You had so much love to give, but now you feel ashamed and bewildered by your lack of compassion. You may be experiencing blocked care—a self-protective mechanism in your nervous system that makes it difficult to connect with your child and maintain compassion. When it happens, it’s like your heart seems to have left the relationship. But the good news is you are not a bad parent. You can heal from blocked care, and compassion can be rekindled in your heart.

Adoptada como una niña de Colombia y criada en los Estados Unidos, Mariela Andersen siempre ha tenido curiosidad por su raíz biológica. Ella quiere saber acerca de su familia biológica y se pregunta si alguna vez piensan en ella. Cuando un agente de búsqueda la ayuda a localizar a su familia biológica y se revela el misterio de su pasado, descubre más de lo que podría haber imaginado. Mariela comparte la historia de su familia biológica y su viaje a Colombia para conocerlos.