Akin to the Truth
Strickland, Paige A / Beckman, Wendy H
In 1961 Paige was put up for adoption, a more taboo and secretive topic than it is today. Paige's adoptive family chose not to focus on the adoption, but instead function as a regular family with natural children. However, being adopted made her feel vulnerable and unreal. She longed to know more about her true self.In the memoir, Akin to the Truth: A Memoir of Adoption and Identity, Paige tells stories from the perspective of a child and ad...