Books by Mary Ruth Wotherspoon
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So Here I Am! but Where Did I Come From? An Adoptee's Search for Identity by Mary Ruth Wotherspoon ( 1994)
At age 50, once her adoptive parents had died, the author started a search for her natural parents & her heritage. With the help of a private detective, a genealogist, her daughter, a psychic & kind individuals, she found two sisters & a brother. She discovered a town full of people with the same name & a newfound compassion when her first husband was critically ill. "So Here I Am! But Where Did I Come From?" is about the irrepressible 10-year search for identity that time, obstacles & bureaucracies couldn't defeat. Hear the author tell in her own words the joy of seeing her birth mother's photograph for the first time. It's the story of linking families, the old, the new & the children yet to come. For anyone who has wanted to know more about themselves but didn't have the courage to explore, this book describes the rewards that come with each revelation. "So here I am! But Where did I Come From? contains a list of sources to help adoptees streamline their search.
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