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Somehow Different...
Paperback
Biographies GeneralGeneral Christianity
Publisher: Mill City Press, Inc
Published: Nov 9 2026
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.00
Language: English
One ordinary Sunday morning changed everything.
Linda was twenty-five, married with two young sons, when her father casually asked, Have you ever thought you were adopted? Well, you were! In that moment, the foundation of her identity cracked open. She had no birth certificate, no adoption papers-only a handshake agreement and a notary document signed with a false name.
somehow different... is a profoundly moving memoir that traces Linda's journey from a childhood with much older parents to her shocking revelation. Through her father's meticulous journals, she pieces together a story that began in 1943: a frightened young woman named Mae, pregnant and alone, gave birth to a baby girl and walked away without looking back.
With extraordinary honesty, Linda explores the complex terrain of adoption, the grief of not knowing where you come from, and the blessing of being chosen. She navigates the tension between wanting answers and protecting the life she's built. Through Depression-era struggles, faith discovered at a church camp, a probate court that had to legally confirm she existed, and the deep bonds of chosen family, Linda's story illuminates what it means to create your own identity when the pieces don't seem to fit.
Her story is a testament to resilience, the parents who shape us, and the courage to be at peace with unanswered questions. Some puzzles are meant to remain incomplete. Some families are built not on biology, but on love.
Raised in Culver City, Linda Marshall went on to live and learn valuable lessons from experience after graduating high school. She writes not as a casual observer, but one with common sense that allowed her to get her own special degree of life. Today, she is matriarch to two sons with their loving wives, two grandsons, one with a loving wife, and her great-granddaughter and great-grandson.
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