Ithaka - A Daughter's Memoir of Being Found (Paperback)

The voice on the other end of the line was soft, yet forthright: "Sarah, my name is Hannah Morgan. I think I'm your birth mother."

The phone call, wholly unexpected, instantly turned Sarah Saffian's world upside-down, threatening her sense of family, identity, self. Adopted as an infant twenty-three years before, living happily in New York, Sarah had been "found" by her biological parents despite her reluctance to embrace them.

In this searing, lyrical memoir, Sarah chronicles her painful journey from confusion and anger to acceptance and, finally, reunion--but not until three soul-searching years had passed. In spare, luminous prose, Sarah Saffian crafts a powerful story of self-discovery and belonging--a deeply personal memoir told with grace, eloquence, and compassion. At once heartbreaking and profoundly uplifting, Ithaka is sure to touch anyone who has grappled with who they are.

General

Imprint:	Delta (imprint of Dell Publishing)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1999
First published:	November 1999
Authors:	Sarah Saffian
Dimensions:	215 x 139 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	307
ISBN-13:	978-0-385-33451-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Family & other relationships > Adoption & tracing birth parents Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > Adoption & fostering Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-385-33451-6
Barcode:	9780385334518

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