Second Beginning: A Story of Adoption [Paperback]

Sharon Lyman Quinn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 27, 2008

As Mia stood in the parking lot next to her shop, she and a customer discussed what it was like to be pregnant with your first child. Little did Mia know that this woman was her birth mother, and Mia the daughter she gave up for adoption 33 years ago. The baby Mia carried would be the woman's first grandchld. After her birth in a San Francisco hospital in 1965, a Reno physician and his wife adopted Mia. She was raised with her brother and sisters in a happy loving home. Upon the death of her parents she decided to try and fill the deep longing and emotional gap now present in her life. She began a passionate search for her biological parents in hopes of discovering her medical history. Emotions are on edge as Mia's quest begins, and she encounters files and documents outlining her past history. By daring to intrude into the lives of her birth parents, Mia disrupts an entire family, questions her actions and uncovers secrets of long ago. Mia's story is a positive and uplifting account which will move, enrich and delight the reader.

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About the Author

Sharon Lyman Quinn grew up in Newport Beach, California and studied business at the University of Nevada, Reno. Developing an interest in writing at an early age Sharon had her own weekly newspaper column in the Newport Harbor News-Press and was assistant editor of her college yearbook. A lifelong community volunteer, Sharon has served on the Truckee Meadows Community College Foundation of Nevada, Reno Philharmonic Board, co-developed the Reno Ronald McDonald House, member of Junior League, and is active in the arts. Married to Dave Quinn, Sharon has two children and five grandchildren. Besides taking time out from her 30 years as a Realtor to write about her daughter in law, Mia, in Second Beginning, Sharon enjoys travel, art museums, gardening, and watching old movies. She is currently working on an historic novel set near Boston in 1675.

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (August 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1434385256
• ISBN-13: 978-1434385253
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,837,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)