If You Could See Me Now

By Mewshaw, Michael

Publishers Summary:
When Michael Mewshaw receives a call from a stranger who says she has reasonto believe he is her biological father, Mewshaw realizes he has been half dreading,half hoping for this to happen for over thirty years. Just like the young womanwho wants to find the last piece to the puzzle of her life, he thinks it's possible thatin the same process he will discover the answers to questions that have plaguedhim for decades. But first he has to make sure she is who she claims to be.In this fascinating memoir, Mewshaw confronts his own past, the chaos of hisfamily, and complicated memories of the woman he once loved who went on tosuccess as an ambassador, Undersecretary of State, and a member of one ofAmerica's most influential families. His unusual role in the baby's birth, her adoption,and, now, her search for her biological parents sets the stage for a revealingpersonal odyssey that offers a quest for identity and a journey of discovery, anobsession with recapturing the past and righting old wrongs, and the constantpotential for disappointment balanced against the possibility of redemption.Along the way, by rediscovering who he was and who he has become, he findshis own life enriched.

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ISBN
978-1-93296-120-1
Publisher
Unbridled Books


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Reviewed on April 15, 2006

In this most unusual adoption memoir, Mewshaw (author of ten previous novels and six nonfiction titles) tells the poignant story of Amy, a young woman searching for her birth parents who thinks that Mewshaw is her father. Although he is not related to her, he had lived with and supported her birth mother during her pregnancy and is able to help Amy uncover her bio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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