I Must Have Wandered

An Adopted Air Force Daughter Recalls

Mary Ellen Gambutti, Lmhc Brooke Randolph

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English

Mary Ellen Gambutti
08 August 2022

Autobiography: historical, political & military; Memoirs; Adoption & fostering; Adoption

Travel across the years in this collage memoir rendered in archival letters and images, lyrical vignettes, and poetry; a poignant framing of an infant girl's 1950s abandonment and domestic closed adoption by a military couple. Amid a tangle of primal loss and privilege; the separation, secrecy, discipline, and transience through the turbulent 1960s, an Air Force officer's adopted daughter struggles with identity bewilderment. At forty, the need to know her origins surfaces, and she begins searching for her original family. Decades later, on her parallel journey of DNA self-discovery, she reconciles her adopted life and gains the wealth of natural heritage. The second edition offers ample resources and an expanded gallery.

By: Mary Ellen Gambutti
Foreword by: Lmhc Brooke Randolph
Imprint: Mary Ellen Gambutti
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 308g
ISBN: 9781643888620
ISBN 10: 1643888625
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 08 August 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The author's memoirs and essays are published in many literary journals.

Reviews for I Must Have Wandered: An Adopted Air Force Daughter Recalls

"A Five Star Book! ""...hits the core issues most adopted people experience...belonging, differentness, loss, and loneliness...excellent writing skills that reflect her poetic side...leaving no stone unturned...research, citations, documentation, and photographs..."" --Joanne Wolf Small, MSW, LCSW-C"