The Lost Daughter by Mary Williams

This book caught my eye while browsing the library shelves; not keeping up with the Hollywood celebrities, I wondered about the adoption of a black daughter in her teens. Not only giving a peek at the lives of the "rich and famous", but mostly writing an account of her own journey out of a desperate life; Mary's memoirs bring joys and tears to the reader. It made me appreciate that many celebrities are able to assist those in need in a way that many of us cannot. When her family did not respond in love to her, Jane opened her home and heart to Mary. The author was "on the run" for many years, but seems to come full circle -- embracing both her birth mom with forgiveness, and her adopted mom with gratefulness.