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Indelible Ink: A Memoir

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"In this beautiful and touching book Mary Quigley takes us into the world of adoption, from the perspective of the one adopted and from that of the parents who adopt. Your heart will be moved by this story and by the poignancy with which Mary portrays her life and the lives of those whom she cares about. Mary draws us into the events of her life and makes us companions on her journey."
-- Father Paul Keenan, host, "As You Think," Monday through Friday on The Catholic Channel/Sirius 159


"Mary Quigley masters the art of navigation through history in her fleeting read, Indelible Ink. With precise attention to voice, she transports the literary traveler through the portals of the past, engaging a universality that will mark all passports PRESENT. An indeed read for the person who prefers dynamic to static."
-- Patricia Ellyn Powell, author, Louisiana in Words


"Let Mary Lenore Quigley's journey from First Communion to reuniting with her birth mother take you on an enlightening adventure! Her story is rich, passionate, and heart warming. For all genealogy researchers and adopted children, this book is a must-read!"
-- June Cotner,
author of Graces, House Blessings and other books www.JuneCotner.com

I highly recommend this book and author. Not only because I am honored to know Mary and Pat Quigley personally, as well as their adoption story and ancestral quests but because adoption also touches my life. I found myself drawn to Mary's every word throughout every chapter as she tells the tale of her life. Her story give me the drive to want to tell my story.

This book is a wonderful book. It really shows a woman who did not harbor bad feelings for being given up for adoption, she took it as a plus that she had more family and was able to become close with her biological Mother and extended family. Mary is an extraordinary woman, Mother, daughter. She has a healthy outlook on life.

Mary Quigley's Indelible Ink is a funny, touching, inspiring memoir. The text's short chapters and Ms. Quigley's breezy writing style make this book an addictive read that seems over too soon.