{"product_id":"what-they-never-told-us-true-stories-of-family-secrets-and-hidden-identities-revealed-9781510780187","title":"What They Never Told Us: True Stories of Family Secrets and Hidden Identities Revealed","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a brand new collection of stories of people uncovering their past.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat They Never Told Us\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories of ordinary people who made extraordinary, life-changing discoveries about their parentage and\/or race and ethnicity that fractured their identities. The book asks the big questions: Who are we? And what is family? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Blending social history and personal narratives, each story delves into the devastating psychological trauma of uncovering a hidden family secret with all the twists and turns of a mystery novel from how the discovery was made; to why it was kept secret; to the arduous, sometimes disappointing, quest to find the biological parent or parents. To fully understand the secrecy surrounding these family secrets, the book examines pre-WWII and post-WWII attitudes toward infertility, adoption, donor conception, race and racial passing, and unmarried pregnant women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Prefacing these harrowing narratives is the author's own confusing and sometimes painful journey to redefine her racial identity under the spotlight of public opinion. Searingly raw and honest, \u003ci\u003eWhat They Never Told Us\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories that were never meant to be heard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGail Lukasik\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer, editor, college lecturer, and the author of the bestselling book \u003ci\u003eWhite Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing\u003c\/i\u003e, which the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e named \"One of the Most Inspiring Stories of 2017.\" Gail has appeared on PBS's \u003ci\u003eGenealogy Roadshow, BBC World News, \u003c\/i\u003e and NBC's \u003ci\u003eMegyn Kelly Today\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also a contributor at the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of several mystery novels featuring the character Leigh Girard.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892657492242,"sku":"9781510780187","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_521864b8-b2da-4881-9d04-bcccbc5a18ce.jpg?v=1738200635","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-they-never-told-us-true-stories-of-family-secrets-and-hidden-identities-revealed-9781510780187","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}