I Knew You Were There: A Stolen Child’s Search for Her Irish Mother
By: Marie O'Leary Wydra
4.54
Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. When He Fell
By: Kate Hewitt
4.40
Format: 436 pages,
The powerfully gripping new book from USA TODAY bestselling author Kate Hewitt. Josh and Ben are ni… read more
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2. Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop
By: Carol Shaben
4.75
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was s… read more
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3. As Bright as Heaven
By: Susan Meissner
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Lifeand A Bridge Across the Oceancomes a new nove… read more
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4. The Girl in the Letter
By: Emily Gunnis
3.99
Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition
A heartbreaking letter. A girl locked away. A mystery to be solved. 1956. When Ivy Jenkins falls… read more
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"Pavojinga lyginti save su kitais. Visą tiesą galime žinoti tik apie savo pačių gyvenimą."-Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter
5. Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
By: Larry Loftis
4.00
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The true story of the woman who became WWII's most highly decorated spy The year is 1942, and Wo… read more
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"She was now ready. Diarrhea pills, speed, sleep dope, lethal pill, and beauty aid. Bring on the Germans."-Larry Loftis, Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
"When they first met, Peter had looked beyond Arnaud’s gruff personality to see a man who was highly competent, fearless, and deeply committed to the cause."-Larry Loftis, Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
6. The Last Carolina Girl
By: Meagan Church
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
"Unforgettable, this a powerful debut to savor." — Kim Michele Richardson, New York Times bestselli… read more
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"Sometimes family's not who you've been given. It's who you choose."-Meagan Church, The Last Carolina Girl
7. A Christmas Memory
By: Richard Paul Evans
4.58
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
It’s 1967, and for young Richard it’s a time of heartbreak and turmoil. Over the span of a few mont… read more
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8. Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging
By: Julie Ryan McGue
4.25
Format: 282 pages, Paperback
Julie is adopted. She is also a twin. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack bo… read more
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9. Sister Viv
By: Grantlee Kieza
4.65
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to s… read more
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10. The Edge of Innocence: The Trial of Casper Bennett (The Edge Of: Crime, Innocence, and Justice)
By: David Miraldi
4.28
Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition
From the Rubery Prize-winning author David Miraldi, A Chilling Crime That Shocked Lorain, Ohio, and… read more
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11. My Sister's Baby
By: Louise Guy
4.31
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
Your sister once saved your life… Would you repay her with the child she’s always dreamed of? Li… read more
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12. Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
By: Dani Shapiro
3.89
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
The author of Hourglass now gives us a new memoir about identity, paternity, and family secrets—a r… read more
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- biography
"It is the nature of trauma that, when left untreated, it deepens over time."-Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
"Always lists to be made, as if writing items in neat vertical rows might stave off randomness and chaos."-Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
"The hidden disaster was secrecy, the pretense and magical thinking, the certainty that no one ever needed to know."-Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
"It is a measure of true adulthood that we are able to imagine our parents as the people they may have been before us."-Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
13. If Only: Living in the Shadows of the Moors Murders
By: Terry West
4.23
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
On Boxing Day 1964 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey left home to go to the fair. Her older brother, Te… read more
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14. BUTTER SIDE UP, THANK GOD!: A MEMOIR
By: Tina Wagner Mattern
4.36
Format: 493 pages, Kindle Edition
This memoir is the true, no holds barred story of my incredibly blessed, ridiculously messy life. I… read more
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- nonfiction
15. The Family Next Door
By: Caroline Finnerty
4.25
Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition
On the quiet street of St Brigid’s Terrace in Dublin, Eileen Murphy lives alone at number 26 with h… read more
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16. Your Secret My Story
By: Kate Kendall
4.29
Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition
As an adoptee, do you have mixed feelings about your adoption? Kate Kendall is an adoptee, and in t… read more
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17. Buried Secrets: Looking for Frank and Ida
By: Anne Hanson
4.36
Format: 372 pages, Paperback
WHEN ANNE HANSON’S DAD FIRST ASKED her to investigate the secret past of his parents, little did sh… read more
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- nonfiction
18. Finding Karen Black: Roots Become Wings
By: Diane Bay
4.32
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
A heartwarming and bittersweet true mother-daughter story. Finding Karen Black begins with the d… read more
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- nonfiction
19. Laugh Cry Rewind: A Memoir
By: Judy Haveson
4.31
Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition
Growing up in 1970s and 80s suburban Houston, Judy Haveson is funny, sarcastic, and fiercely loyal,… read more
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20. Revelation: A Memoir of Deep Family Secrets, Discovery, and Identity
By: Richard Gary Kaye
4.10
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
Richard (Rick) Gary Kaye’s intimate memoir is a riveting story about a devastating family secret hi… read more
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21. A Daughter's Journey
By: Myra Lee Glass
3.37
Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition
The year is 1938 and a family in the small South Carolina town of Beaufort faces serious adversity.… read more
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22. Storked!: Adoption Secrecy and the Search for Identity
By: K.C. Sanford
4.08
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
From nothing, she had to craft something, and that something happened to be all of her. Baby Gir… read more
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23. I Had My Underwear On The Entire Time: A Memoir of Discovering Family through Genetic Genealogy
By: Michael Blair
4.49
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
One day when he was eighteen, Michael Blair was lounging on the living room sofa when his mother sh… read more
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24. My Family Tree: Taken to the Grave
By: Shari Klosterman
4.09
Format: 82 pages, Kindle Edition
What started as building a family tree became an even deeper rabbit hole after doing a DNA test. Th… read more
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25. My Promise to You: an absolutely heartbreaking family drama
By: Kelly Lyons
4.04
Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition
A loss. A heartbreak. A family reunited. Leanne, burdened by the heartbreak of her child's abduc… read more
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26. Stolen
By: Rebecca Petty
4.48
Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition
“Andi’s missing,” said the frantic caller. A call that changed the trajectory of many lives.May 15,… read more
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27. True Identity: Cracking the Oldest Kidnapping Cold Case and Finding My Missing Twin
By: Paul Joseph Fronczak
4.07
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A man desperate to know his true identity struggles to solve the infamous kidnapping that nearly de… read more
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- biography
28. The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth
By: Minu Cash
4.53
Format: 258 pages, Paperback
A passionate memoir about identity, resilience, and the healing power of forgiveness From her earl… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"What if the real Minu was out there in the world somewhere? And here I was, trapped in this awful life I wasn’t supposed to be living."-Minu Cash, The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth
29. I Knew You Were There: A Stolen Child’s Search for Her Irish Mother
By: Marie O'Leary Wydra
4.54
Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition
Out-of-wedlock pregnancy was a mortal sin in 1950s Ireland, where unwed pregnant girls were confine… read more
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- biography
30. Birthmother: The True Story of a 40-Year Search
By: Barbara Raye
4.03
Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition
Every mother who gives up a baby for adoption probably wonders about the child for the rest of her … read more
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31. Just Call Her Jane: An Adoption Reunion From Bucolic England to a winery in Tuscany: the account of a search and discovery
By: Catriona Murray
4.27
Format: 203 pages, Kindle Edition
In Florence, Italy, near where I live there is a convent from Renaissance times called Ospedale deg… read more
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