Twice the Family
A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Sisterhood
Julie Ryan McGue
- Growing
- up
- as
- an
- adoptee
- and
- identical
- twin,
- Julie
- McGue
- will
- take
- you
- on
- her
- journey
- for
- identity
- and
- individuality,
- searching
- for
- answers
- through
- tragedy
- and
- adversity.“A
- heartfelt
- exploration
- of
- connection,
- community,
- and
- the
- unbreakable
- bond
- between
- sisters
- .
- .
- .
- Her
- journey
- beautifully
- reminds
- us
- of
- the
- strength
- we
- find
- within
- ourselves
- as
- we
- seek
- to
- uncover
- where
- we
- truly
- belong.”—
- Simone
- Knego,
- author
- of
- The
- Extraordinary
- UnOrdinary
- YouIn
- this
- coming-of-age
- memoir,
- set
- in
- Chicago’s
- western
- suburbs
- between
- the
- 1960s
- and
- ’80s,
- adopted
- twins
- Julie
- and
- Jenny
- provide
- their
- parents
- with
- an
- instant
- family.
- Their
- sisterly
- bond
- holds
- tight
- as
- the
- two
- strive
- for
- identity,
- individuality,
- and
- belonging.
- But
- as
- Julie’s
- parents
- continue
- adding
- children
- to
- the
- family,
- some
- painful
- and
- tragic
- experiences
- test
- family
- values,
- parental
- relationships,
- and
- sibling
- bonds.Faced
- with
- these
- hurdles,
- Julie
- questions
- everything—who
- she
- is,
- how
- she
- fits
- in,
- her
- adoption
- circumstances,
- her
- faith,
- and
- her
- idea
- of
- family.
- But
- the
- life
- her
- parents
- have
- constructed
- is
- not
- one
- she
- wants
- for
- herself—and
- as
- she
- matures,
- she
- recognizes
- how
- the
- experiences
- that
- formed
- her
- have
- provided
- her
- a
- road
- map
- for
- the
- person
- and
- mother
- she
- wants
- to be.
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