{"product_id":"to-be-real-paperback","title":"To Be Real - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Heffron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you are adopted, the urge to know and tell your story can make it hard to focus on the life you have. You can think that once you do know your story, once you do tell your story, you will find yourself, and your real life can finally start. But what happens when you risk everything to share the story of your life, and things don't go as you might have hoped? What happens when you tell your story and your life as you know it falls apart because you didn't have a backup plan? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaybe you become real. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the help of fellow adoptees Hannah Andrews, Dawn Conwell Mulkay, Leah E. Cooper, Brad Ewell, Shelley Gaske, Sharon Stein McNamara, Andrew Glynn, Tonni Johnston, Kathleen Shea Kirstein, Elisa Nickerson, Kristen Steinhilber, Kimberly Van Den Hoek and other special guests, \u003ci\u003eTo Be Real\u003c\/i\u003e gives you a many-voiced picture of what happens after you lose your mother when you are very young. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is full of typos and errors because it was an experiment--what would it be like for me, while grieving, to let myself show up unedited? If it were polished and edited, part of the heart of the adoptee grieving experience would have been erased. So many people don't tell their stories because they are afraid of being wrong, afraid of being judged. Please, if you want to tell your story, tell it. Your story matters whether you use commas correctly or not. I promise.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 428\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49382953287928,"sku":"9798880007554","price":31.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/x8KFcMp2Ys9798880007554.webp?v=1781981362","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/to-be-real-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}