Edith from Downton and Me

Binge watching Downton Abbey I binge-watched the first season of Downton Abbey after coming down with a horrible flu. I’d heard about it ad nauseum, and finally succumbed while feeling…
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A Birthmother in a Novel

Izzie in Kate Atkinson’s “Life After Life” The baby would be adopted as swiftly as possible. “A respectable German couple, unable to have their own child,” Adelaide said. Sylvie tried to imagine…
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Adoptive Parents

Adoptive parents are educated! “Adopted children are more likely to live in educated homes,” the headline says. The news has been making the rounds in publications large and small. Adoptive parents…
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