Reunion: A Year in Letters Between a Birthmother and the Daughter She Couldn't Keep

by Katie Hern

After decades of separation, 26-year-old adoptee Katie Hern writes to her birthmother, Ellen McGarry Carlson. Written over a course of one year, this book follows the women's progress - from elation to understanding to accepting - and efforts to create an honest relationship. After several months, mother and daughter finally meet face-to-face in an emotional and exhilarating reunion.

Genres: Adoption, Memoir

288 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 1999