Memoir written by an identical twin who was surrendered in a closed adoption that decides after a midlife health scare to search for her birth family. Julie's adoptive parents provided a stable and happy life, which perhaps makes it all the more painful when she decides to go on this journey her twin Jenny is interested in but certainly not compelled toward in the same way.

Julie's opens up about her feelings of rejection and anger that privacy is more important than knowledge after so many decades have passed. The pain that exists in layers permeates throughout generations when a culture refuses to support women in raising their own children, even if the separation didn't result in mistreatment. For anyone interested in an honest examination of the feelings adopted children experience, this is a tender place to visit.