I know why I wrote this book: it was in response to a book that I read that had a profound influence on my outlook as an adoptee. I will be forever grateful to Ann Fessler for researching and writing "The Girls Who Went Away" 978-1594200946 - a consequence of her own search for her birth mother.
MY SECRET MOTHER sat in a file on my computer for several years before I found the courage to release it. The results have been encouraging, heart-wrenching, heart-warming, surprising and gratifying as I read the emails of readers.
This is a very personal journey that still has no conclusion and I remain in conflict about the advisability of releasing it, however that's a selfish point of view based on baring my soul to the world. Apparently the book has touched a chord amongst adoptees and birth mothers alike and that gives me great comfort and joy.
If you wish to send me a message after reading it, I will not make it public unless you expressly tell me that I can. I applaud the courage, love and daily battle engaged by mothers everywhere.
"...fearless and courageous...you stirred my own
reflections."
HC
"Sensitive,
articulate and real."
KP
"Courageous, sad at times, and very insightful, Bannon allows us inside his world of secrets.
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CG
