I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I think I am torn between two opinions with this book. I really liked the memoir part with Marylee relating her childhood and what it was like to grow up in the family she did. It was interesting to learn about how teen pregnancies were like back so long ago with all the stigma and what the girls had to go through (Marylee went secretly to a home for unwed mothers to deliver her baby and then give him up for adoption). Those parts were all fascinating. The parts I did not care for were that the author described adoption as just a bad thing for the children involved, how it displaced them and made them feel like they had no place. I do not think all adopted kids feel that way and I wish she could have balanced her opinions with other views so that the reader could compare and decide for themselves.
I did enjoy reading this book and it would be a great memoir except for the only negative comments about the adoption process.
I think I am torn between two opinions with this book. I really liked the memoir part with Marylee relating her childhood and what it was like to grow up in the family she did. It was interesting to learn about how teen pregnancies were like back so long ago with all the stigma and what the girls had to go through (Marylee went secretly to a home for unwed mothers to deliver her baby and then give him up for adoption). Those parts were all fascinating. The parts I did not care for were that the author described adoption as just a bad thing for the children involved, how it displaced them and made them feel like they had no place. I do not think all adopted kids feel that way and I wish she could have balanced her opinions with other views so that the reader could compare and decide for themselves.
I did enjoy reading this book and it would be a great memoir except for the only negative comments about the adoption process.