The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be by Shannon Gibney
author interview, coming of age, essays, family drama, generational trauma, health care, magical realism, Memoir, Minnesota interest, nonfiction, race, speculative memoir, transracial adoption, women's issues author interview, coming of age, essays, family drama, generational trauma, health care, magical realism, Memoir, Minnesota interest, nonfiction, race, speculative memoir, transracial adoption, women's issues

The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be by Shannon Gibney

Transracial adoption is never tidy, and cannot be encapsulated in an individual story, but Gibney does a masterful job of helping the reader understand the complexities of identity and the machinations of the adoption industrial complex. A writer with courage and heart, Gibney lays bare her experience for the benefit of us all.

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