Ithaka: A Daughter's Memoir of Being Found

The voice on the other end of the line was soft yet forthright: Sarah my name is Hannah Morgan. I think Im your birth mother.. The phone call wholly unexpected instantly turned Sarah Saffians world upside-down threatening her sense of family identity self. Adopted as an infant twenty-three years before living happily in New York Sarah had been found by her biological parents despite her reluctance to embrace them.. In this searing lyrical memoir Sarah chronicles her painful journey from confusion and anger to acceptance and finally reunion--but not until three soul-searching years had passed. In spare luminous prose Sarah Saffian crafts a powerful story of self-discovery and belonging--a deeply personal memoir told with grace eloquence and compassion. At once heartbreaking and profoundly uplifting Ithaka is sure to touch anyone who has grappled with who they are.