Forgotten Child

the long version

Heartfelt and gripping, this novel relates the tale of Jennifer Lavender, who has always been a lonely child, constantly feeling like second best and desperately craving her parent's love. When the truth is revealed and Jenny learns she was adopted, everything falls into place#x97;that is, until she realizes her dream of finding her real family can never be fulfilled, her mother died alone giving birth. Now a grown woman, she attempts to fill her void by marrying. For a while, she finds the love she had been lacking, but when the police show up at their door, Jenny discovers that her marriage is not what it seemed. Destitute, she is forced to move away and start again, forming a new life by the sea. It is there that she meets a young woman, one who will change her life forever. This narrative documents their joint search as they seek the truth, but what they find may be more than they can bear.