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While snooping in a closet as an adolescent, Hilary Harper discovers a secret: her parents are not her parents. Documents reveal her mother to be a vague, distant relative who died in a car crash. Her father is "unknown." Vividly depicting the suburban Detroit neighborhood of her childhood, and the relentless search for her paternal roots as an adult, Harper's memoir culminates in a DNA test that delivers unexpected results. A compelling, and ultimately triumphant story, Almost Home illustrates how strong the longing for an authentic identity can be, and how the choices made by one generation…mehr

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While snooping in a closet as an adolescent, Hilary Harper discovers a secret: her parents are not her parents. Documents reveal her mother to be a vague, distant relative who died in a car crash. Her father is "unknown." Vividly depicting the suburban Detroit neighborhood of her childhood, and the relentless search for her paternal roots as an adult, Harper's memoir culminates in a DNA test that delivers unexpected results. A compelling, and ultimately triumphant story, Almost Home illustrates how strong the longing for an authentic identity can be, and how the choices made by one generation can have a lasting impact on the next. "Fully and movingly realized." - Deborah Ann Percy, author of Invisible Traffic "The story is enthralling, with memorable characters, evocatively portrayed settings, and such tenderness." - Kathryn Rhett, author of Souvenir and Near Breathing
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Autorenporträt
Hilary Harper writes personal essays and short fiction. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte; leads workshops for writers in metro Detroit; supports the adoptee rights movement; and promotes the use of DNA tests for genetic genealogy. Her blog, Sixty Something, can be found at hilarywho.wordpress.com. Her website is at Hilaryharper.net