The award-winning Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging by Julie Ryan McGue is a compelling, poignant memoir about the search for truth and belonging. The premise is right out of a Lifetime movie. The author is a twin who is adopted,...

In Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship, Julie Ryan McGue records her experiences as an adoptee during the Baby Scoop Era. After a breast biopsy, questions about her health history prompted her to embark on a journey to find her birth parents. The...

Twice the Family by Julie Ryan McGue is a heartfelt memoir that examines the often emotionally charged themes of identity, belonging, and becoming. Through the perspectives of Julie and her twin sister Jenny, the book offers an intimate exploration of their adoption journey and the...