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Ithaka: A Daughter's Memoir of Being Found

by Sarah Saffian

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The voice on the other end of the line was soft, yet forthright: "Sarah, my name is Hannah Morgan. I think I'm your birth mother."

The phone call, wholly unexpected, instantly turned Sarah Saffian's world upside-down, threatening her sense of family, identity, self. Adopted as an infant twenty-three years before, living happily in New York, Sarah had been "found" by her biological parents despite her reluctance to embrace them.

In this searing, lyrical memoir, Sarah chronicles her painful journey from confusion and anger to acceptance and, finally, reunion--but not until three soul-searching years had passed. In spare, luminous prose, Sarah Saffian crafts a powerful story of self-discovery and belonging--a deeply personal memoir told with grace, eloquence, and compassion. At once heartbreaking and profoundly uplifting, Ithaka is sure to touch anyone who has grappled with who they are.

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Poignant and powerfully written, "Ithaka" is the memoir of a young adopted woman who is found by her birthparents--an act which begins a painful journey from confusion and anger to acceptance and, finally, reunion.

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ISBN:

9780385334518

Author:

Saffian, Sarah

Publisher:

Delta

Location:

New York, NY :

Subject:

Biography

Subject:

Women

Subject:

Specific Groups

Subject:

Adoption

Subject:

Identification

Subject:

Family/Interpersonal Memoir

Subject:

Adoptees

Subject:

Birthparents

Subject:

Personal Memoirs

Subject:

Adoption & Fostering

Subject:

Birthparents -- United States -- Identification.

Subject:

Adoptees -- United States.

Subject:

General Biography

Subject:

Child Care and Parenting-Adoption and Foster Care

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series Volume:

PNW-GTR-461

Publication Date:

19991131

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

324

Dimensions:

8.04x5.98x.81 in. .94 lbs.

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Product details 324 pages Delta - 1999-11-00 English 9780385334518 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Ingram, Poignant and powerfully written, "Ithaka" is the memoir of a young adopted woman who is found by her birthparents--an act which begins a painful journey from confusion and anger to acceptance and, finally, reunion.