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Starting from the first line of the book, Winterson pulled me into her story, rehashing (and clarifying) some of her lift with her adopted parents that she discusses in "Oranges are not the only fruit" (which I loved) and then discusses in real time, her decision and struggle to find her biological parents. Not being adopted myself, I couldn't possibly understand the pain that exists around a closed adoption, wondering if you are wanted, especially if you are growing up in a family such as the W
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