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Calling All True Crime Fans – a Review

August 20, 2021 by Lauren 12 Comments

Friends, after finishing the book Taken at Birth:  Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home by Jane Blasio, I can still hardly believe the content.  A fellow reader described the book as “mind-boggling”, and I concur.  Though only 215 pages, the author packs enough outrageous details to satisfy an investigative journalist. 

 

Imagine learning that, not only were you adopted, but that your adoptive parents illegally “bought” you.  And then you discover that more than 300 babies were sold out of the back door of a country clinic.  Jane Blasio has spent much of her life in the details of this exact scenario.

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She spent years searching for answers.  How could this happen?  Who was to blame?  Who actually gave birth to her and her sister as well?

 

No spoilers here.  I won’t tell you what exactly she found.  But I will tell you that her journey perpetually surprised and horrified her.  And you will feel the same.  Without divulging the details that I promise you want to read for yourself, I share instead a profound piece of the peace she found:  “Home is when, not where.  It’s when you accept that love is kind and it’s almost always imperfect.  Finding home is when you reject the judgment, the hate, and the same, and you embrace the laughter, the frailty, the dance, and ultimately the love.”

 

But make no mistake, I liken this experience to reading an extended episode of 20/20 investigates.  You will not want to put this book down.  And thanks to the publisher, you may soon pick it up for free.  Revell generously provided a hardback copy for me to give away to one lucky reader.  Here’s how to enter.  Either subscribe to my blog over on the right hand side of this page, or follow me on instagram and comment below that you did!  Want two entries?  Do both.  The winner will be selected by random drawing and notified on Thursday August 26th!  Don’t want to wait until then?  Purchase Taken at Birth right now!

 

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Comments

  1. Lynn says

    August 20, 2021 at 8:05 am

    Sounds intriguing and great for my book club as one that will bring on a lot of discussion!

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    • Lauren says

      August 20, 2021 at 8:55 am

      I highly recommend!

      Reply
  2. Joanne Viola says

    August 20, 2021 at 9:56 am

    I remember seeing a documentary on this very subject and I was horrified. This sounds like a book which would be very hard to put down. It makes me very grateful for the electronic bracelets now placed on babies and parents in the hospital.

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    • Lauren says

      August 20, 2021 at 10:06 am

      It is fascinating. As is the author’s journey back to a God who loves her despite all the craziness in her life.

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  3. Jennifer Smith says

    August 21, 2021 at 10:17 am

    I am so intrigued to know this story – and so want to know the ending – but I’m pretty sure this would just be too much for me. I would be unable to sleep for weeks!

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    • Lauren says

      August 21, 2021 at 2:43 pm

      I am that way about movies, Jennifer!

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  4. Carol says

    August 24, 2021 at 9:40 am

    It sounds heart-breaking to me – all the pain all around. I hope the author found some closure and a way to deal with the reality.

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    • Lauren says

      August 24, 2021 at 9:57 am

      She most certainly did. I love a redemption story.

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  5. Kym says

    August 25, 2021 at 4:13 pm

    Sounds like an intense and thought-provoking read!

    Visiting from IMM#25

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    • Lauren says

      August 26, 2021 at 2:11 pm

      I really enjoyed it, Kym!

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  6. Astrid says

    August 26, 2021 at 2:57 am

    Wow, this sounds like such an intriguing read! I definitely agree with the author’s sentiment about home. I’ll check this book out.

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    • Lauren says

      August 26, 2021 at 2:10 pm

      I really enjoyed it, Astrid.

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