A.M. Homes was born in Washington D.C. in 1961 and adopted at birth in a private adoption.She began to explore themes related to adoption in her 1993 novel, In A Country of Mothers. Just before the book was published her birth mother—inspired by an Oprah show on ‘reunions’ made contact. A.M. explored what happened next in her 2007 best-selling memoir, The Mistress’s Daughter.

A.M. Homes newest novel: The Unfolding.

Also in this episode, Sarah and Louise discuss B.J. Lifton's Journey of the Adopted Self.

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