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Out There Somewhere: The true story of an adoptee's search for her biological heritage

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This is a wonderful true story of a woman's tenacity and determination over a period of eleven years in a search for her biological roots. It will definitely touch you emotionally as she struggles to find these people. But, just as importantly, there is another story here as well!! That is the story of what happens to the lives of the seekers and the sought once the connection is established. This then becomes the story of new relationships that move the participants out of their usual routines and into new experiences of growth in their own lives. Length of time in relationship is not as important as intensity and the author has obviously done her utmost to "make up for lost time". Everyone is a winner here!! This is one of those books that is hard to put down or that keeps one up late at night!! Many thanks for sharing this wonderful experience in life with the rest of us!!

This book was so real you felt like you were right there with Jane on her Quest.I had a great connection with her story. The pictures and documents she inclosed kept you connected. Jane went in search of her birth parents, and not only found them but a lot more. It is every adoptive childs dream to know about there history and family. A word of warning have a box of tissue close by.

Even though I was not adopted, I enjoyed reading this encouraging success story of perseverance and love. This is one of those books you hate to put down, because you can't wait to see what happens next. I like the way the author put a copy of her birth certificate and written letters into the pages, instead of typing them into the text. Those things put me 'at the scene' of what was happening in her life. Plus, all the pictures of the people spoken about; that really made me a part of all their lives and included me in Jane's search for 11 years to find her birth family. I'd higly recommend this book. We all come in contact with adopted adults who would be enlightened and encouraged by reading this book.

I was completely unprepared for the emotional impact of this story even though I have known the author for 50 years and even though I helped in a small way in preparing some of the images included in the book.

Reading Jane's book had me in tears over and over again. Not tears of sadness but tears of joy and happiness. I was constantly taking off my glasses and wiping my eyes, then waiting for the tears to stop so I could put my glasses back on and resume the story. It was a most difficult afternoon indeed.

In this book you will not only read about the search by a woman for her origins, but you will also read of the creation of a whole new family in the combination of her mother's family and her father's family. These two families were completely unaware of each other prior to the author's successful search for them. Not only was a new family formed but the two existing families had some of their own fissures and injuries mended. I believe the reader will be especially affected by the words of many of these family members as they described the impact that their new big sister had on their lives.

This story not only has a happy ending, it has a happy beginning and a happy middle. It will lighten your spirit and bring you joy in the knowledge that there really is good in the world and that those who seek it can find it.