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Relative Strangers: Inheritance, Identity, and the Meaning of Kinship

Relative Strangers: Inheritance, Identity, and the Meaning of Kinship

Jackson, B. K.

Paperback

Letters & EssaysGeneral Parenting

Publisher Price: $20.00

ISBN10: 1942004966
ISBN13: 9781942004967
Publisher: Elj Editions
Published: Jun 16 2026
Pages: 204
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.47 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

What's it like when a complete unknown is actually close family? In Relative Strangers: Inheritance, Identity, and the Meaning of Kinship-a provocative anthology curated by B.K. Jackson, with a foreword by Libby Copeland, 28 acclaimed and emerging writers explore the transformative experience of encountering unknown close relatives. These are intimate stories by those who've spent years longing and searching for their unknown biological families and by others shocked to discover they have parents or siblings they never dreamed of-blindsiding revelations that demand both a radical recalibration of identity and a redefinition of family. Each addresses the myriad emotions that arise in the wake of these discoveries and encounters, demonstrating that what we don't know can hurt us, that secrets are toxic, and that truth can bring healing, redemption, and, sometimes, estrangement. Woven through is a universal question: What does it mean to be family?

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