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Title: Debut

Subtitle: Song for My Birth Mother

Author: Lois Mathieu

Narrator: Ann Rittenhouse

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-02-14

Publisher: Lois Mathieu

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Debut: Song for My Birth Mother is a novel about the significance of giving up a child and the aftermath of adoption. Two families experience the irrevocable loss in different ways. The birth mother lives with guilt, regret, and a yearning for her firstborn. The adopted child wonders about the origin of her opera quality voice, and in adolescence she descends into a void, trying to understand the reason she was given up and wanting to know if her birth mother ever once wanted her back. The girl keeps this secret for fear of hurting her loving parents. The adoptive parents consider that their joy of adopting a baby is the birth mother's sorrow, and they mildly fear that one day the woman might come looking for her child.

This novel brings the listener close to the bone of the adoption triad - the birth mother, the child given up, and the adoptive parents, all of whom live with a secret that shapes their lives. Over time, their emotions change, having been transformed by life itself. The birth mother realizes that the child she gave up is a baby no more and that the grown woman might even reject her. She also considers the fallout that might occur should her three children discover that they have a half-sister, one who is on her way to fame. The adopted child wants to search for her birth family but she fears being rejected a second time. The adoptive parents become settled in their lives and they do not favor the idea of opening the door to the past and having their daughter come face to face with her birth family. The debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City is the denouement, as the future of both families stands to be changed once again.

Members Reviews:

Adoption is not an easy choice

A well written story about the complicated, emotional struggles of the adoption process and the life journey that follows. It touches your heart. I recommend this book to anyone searching for a better understanding of the decisions mothers, children and parents have who live with adoption.

Touches the heart

This story really touches your soul. I bought several additional copies to gift to people who have experienced adoption and their search for birth parents. Another great read by Lois Mathieu!

A must read for Adoptees, Birth Mothers and Adoptive Parents

I must admit I was nervous to read a novel based on issues related to the adoption triad. As an adoptee and adoptive mother I was afraid the story would either not feel real to me, or touch off emotions I might not want to face. I was very happy to find my fears quickly vanish, as Ms. Mathieu created very believable and touching characters. Any journey taken in a search in the adoption triad can effect many lives, sometimes joyous, sometimes heartbreaking. I found many feeling exposed in this novel that are spot on, and I highly recommend it to everyone touched by adoption, or interested in real live family issues.

A moving exploration of adoption

A very moving exploration of adoption and its long-lasting effects on all concerned. I greatly enjoyed the journey taken by Jennifer Weiss, the talented soprano in search of her birth mother, and by Melissa, the object of her search, whose story gradually unfolds. The characters are realistically and lovingly portrayed. I shall certianly look for Mathieu's The Next to Last Drink!

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I recommend "Debut: Song for My Birth Mother" by Lois Mathieu.