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From Richard Hill comes Finding Family, an engrossing account of an adoptee trying to reclaim the biological family denied him by sealed birth records. This fascinating book takes listeners on an exhilarating roller-coaster ride and concludes with a twist that rivals anything Hollywood has to offer.

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Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA was a Global Ebook Awards gold medal winner and a Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist. It is Richard Hill's true and intensely personal story of how he pieced together the long-kept secret of his own origins. This highly suspenseful book is a compelling saga of personal detective work that will appeal to anyone who loves a good mystery.

But this isn't fiction. It's an engrossing account of an adoptee trying to reclaim the biological family denied him by sealed birth records. This fascinating quest, including the author's landmark use of DNA testing, takes listeners on an exhilarating roller-coaster ride and concludes with a twist that rivals anything Hollywood has to offer.

"An engaging, page-turning memoir that thoughtfully puts together the pieces of a family puzzle." ---Kirkus

"Finding Family tells a gripping, inspirational story, but it also does more: It provides a genuinely useful self-help guide for adopted people, genealogists and anyone else who wants to explore their personal history." ---Adam Pertman, author of Adoption Nation

"Impressively informative, exceptionally well written, an inherently fascinating and compelling read from beginning to end, Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA is an extraordinary account." ---Midwest Book Review

"Facinating and captivating." ---deborah.dk

Finding Family

My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA

Author Richard Hill

Narrated by David Colacci

Publication date Feb 28, 2017

Running time 8 hrs

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