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Forbidden Family

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Ms. Wheeler is delusional. Her book is NOT truthful. She puts forth that I have a criminal record, which is libel. About the picture on the back cover: it was taken in 1955. Joan was not born until 1956. She does not own copyrights to it. Part of the contract with Trafford - she had signed - and said that she owned copyrights to all parts of the book - wrong, she did not. When Trafford found out she lied to them, and about me and others (slander and libel) they pulled the book. the book is dead, Joan will not accept this. My blog is not hateful - it is the truth. Joan simply cannot stand it that her book is DEAD DEAD DEAD. And she was exposed as a liar.
"temporarily out of stock?" - no - it's PERMENANTLY OUT OF PRINT due to slander and libel.
complaint to Trafford publishing: I am writing to complain about the physical breakdown of the book. I have had the book since February 2010 and in the past 5 months the book is physically falling apart. I am using the book as a reference guide for what it was described for. I do research, which requires frequently handling of the book. The cover of the book has a black film coating; it is coming loose from the edges and developing holes along the spine. The pages are beginning to come apart at the seams. For a book to fall apart in only 5 months is unacceptable. - Gert McQueen
From Ruth Pace - 3 other family members purchased the book (one purchased it for Gert) in December 2009 and have the same complaints of its physical condition.
I have this to say about its content: it is NOT a book of non-fiction, or a "scholarly" work on adoption reform - the author goes out of her way to trash everyone in her life who has ever made her angry. I am her birth sister, referred to as Brenda in the book. Gross lies about me and my character are all over this book, including slanderous things - like I have been arrested and have a criminal record. This is patently false! Other family members have also been trashed.
Gross lies and misrepsentations are all over the book. Speaking of trash - this is exactly where this book belongs. I gave it a star rating as per the website, but it really deserves a 5 razz review.

Joan Wheeler has written a compelling, moving, and often harrowing account detailing her life experiences as an adoptee who at age 18 was contacted by a sister whose existence was unknown to Joan. The subsequent reunion with her birth family was emotion-charged and turbulent with profound effects on Joan and her adoptive family, as well as Joan's children later on. The book also recounts Joan Wheeler's activism for adoptees' rights and her efforts and suggestions to reform the adoption system in order to spare others the frustration and suffering she has endured.

Forbidden Family by Joan M Wheeler is timely considering it took the resources of Donald Trump to make public President Obama's birth certificate. I'm so glad to find out that he really is an American. I live in the part of America that must produce whatever forms government says we must like birth certificates, social security cards, photo id... Being one of millions of Americans not understanding Hawaii seals all birth certificates from the public, I wonder... How the public would respond if our president was adopted so had two conflicting birth certificates?

Ruth Willerth
Knife of Truth series consulting editor