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Melinda A. Warshaw

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Born
in Chicago, The United States
April 09

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Melinda is an accomplished artist, musician, writer, designer and funny person. She is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.

Her memoir reads more like a novel and has universal appeal ...

You can find me on Facebook and also on my page for the book called A Legitimate Life by Melinda A. Warshaw
This page is all about adoption, adoptees, reunited adult adoptees, articles and educational articles..

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Highly recommended 5 star review
ByAmazon Customeron June 27, 2016
Format: Paperback
Reading this book, I was deeply moved by the difficult and painful journey to wholeness experienced by this author. I was also enlightened: I have two beloved adopted grandchildren of mixed heritage, whom I have always simply considered "ours"; never realizing the difficulties they might encounter regarding self-iden Read more of this blog post »
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Published on July 15, 2016 11:00
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“The value of identity is that it so often comes with purpose.”
Melinda A. Warshaw, A Legitimate Life: A Forbidden Journey of Self-Discovery

“The value of identity is that it so often comes with purpose.”
Melinda A. Warshaw, A Legitimate Life: A Forbidden Journey of Self-Discovery

“Since I was five, I've known that I was adopted, which is a politically correct term for being clueless about one's own origins.”
Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care

“I believe one of the most sacrificial acts of love adoptive parents can do is to give up their preconceptions and agendas about what their child's views "should" be and be open to hear the conflicting emotions and thoughts their child often experiences.”
Sherrie Eldridge, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew

“She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.”
Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.”
Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

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