“A touching and powerful memoir chronicling one woman’s journey to uncover her identity amidst the scars of psychological abuse and the tangled web of secrets and betrayal. Trapped in the shadow of an adoptive mother whose unaddressed grief and trauma manifested as gaslighting and manipulation, Diane struggles to reconcile her deep longing to please her mother with the need to find herself. This bittersweet narrative offers a heartbreaking yet inspiring exploration of resilience, identity, and belonging—a story that will linger in your heart long after the final page.”
~ MONICA HALL, author of Practically Still a Virgin 

For fans of Dani Shapiro's Inheritance and Nicole Chung's All You Can Ever Know, a debut memoir from Diane Wheaton, a mid-life adoptee who, just as she's meeting her maternal, biological family for the first time, unearths a secret kept from her for years by her adoptive parents. Finding Loretta: An Adopted Daughter's Search to Define Family will be published by She Writes Press, and distributed by Simon & Schuster on March 4, 2025.