Remarkable Book Chronicles the Joys and Struggles of a Woman's Search for Her Birth Parents

New release from Dorrance Publishing tackles this sensitive aspect of adoption.

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) November 13, 2009 -- Adopt Is a Powerful Word: How I Found My "Real Family' by Sandra Kanak has been released by Dorrance Publishing. This remarkable book chronicles the joys and struggles of a woman's search for her birth parents.

For fifty years, the author searched letters, memoirs, and state agency information to find her birth parents. She was in foster care for two years and was adopted at age seven. It wasn't until she had children of her own that she was inspired to seek out her own parentage. You will want to read this book about the joys and struggles that come with being an adopted child, and the qualities of love and trust every foster parent should possess.

Sandra Kanak grew up as an adopted child in Texas, where she resides today. She is married and has three children. She is a housewife and grandmother, and her hobbies include quilting, yard work, and reading.

Adopt Is a Powerful Word: How I Found My "Real Family' is a 220-page paperback with a retail price of $16.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4349-0195-8. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information or to request a review copy, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore at www.dorrancebookstore.com.

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