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Forbidden Love: A True Story of Adoption, Reunion and Longing
When Sophia, adopted as a baby, set out to find her birth parents, she hoped it would give answers about where she came from and why she was given away.
But nothing prepared her for the tumultuous events this reunion sparked. What began as a quest for truth gave rise to a secret that went on to change the course of her life and challenge all that she knew about love.
This heart-breaking and brave true story explores love and loss, belonging and identity, and the lifelong consequences of a mother-baby bond broken too soon.
But nothing prepared her for the tumultuous events this reunion sparked. What began as a quest for truth gave rise to a secret that went on to change the course of her life and challenge all that she knew about love.
This heart-breaking and brave true story explores love and loss, belonging and identity, and the lifelong consequences of a mother-baby bond broken too soon.
- GenresAdoption
257 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 1, 2026
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July 20, 2026
My Wife and I have been Foster carers for our two year old Niece since she was about 4 months old, so we have some experience of the care system, it's complexities, strengths and weaknesses.
And we've both read a number of books on fostering, adoption and the care system. But all from a professional aspect, rather than the deeply personal aspect that Forbidden Love explores.
So I found it incredibly interesting to read of Sophia's experiences of adoption, and the subsequent journey she undertook to understand why she was adopted and to discover her birth parents.
But I won't go into the story any deeper than that to avoid spoilers.
However, I will say that I enjoyed this bold, courageous memoir.
It's a tale of identity and of love abs loss, and of that inherent desire we all naturally have to know who we are.
4 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 's from me.
And we've both read a number of books on fostering, adoption and the care system. But all from a professional aspect, rather than the deeply personal aspect that Forbidden Love explores.
So I found it incredibly interesting to read of Sophia's experiences of adoption, and the subsequent journey she undertook to understand why she was adopted and to discover her birth parents.
But I won't go into the story any deeper than that to avoid spoilers.
However, I will say that I enjoyed this bold, courageous memoir.
It's a tale of identity and of love abs loss, and of that inherent desire we all naturally have to know who we are.
4 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 's from me.
June 10, 2026
I have my own background in Adoption, and have read countless books on the subject, but this book showed an aspect to the world of Adoption that I had not previously known of or considered. I am grateful to the authors for shedding light on what must be a heartbreaking and gut wrenching dilemma for all those involved. To share your story with such honesty is testament to the strength and resilience you have, and you have done it all with grace and dignity.
I feel privileged to have read this memoir and thank the author for sharing her experience so that others might learn and understand the importance of shared stories in our own words.
I feel privileged to have read this memoir and thank the author for sharing her experience so that others might learn and understand the importance of shared stories in our own words.
August 3, 2026
Very thought provoking. A hard read at times
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