Shameless
The Fight for Adoption Disclosure and the Search for My Son

I have been listening to this audiobook as I am getting ready for bed the last few weeks and it is definitely keeping me from getting to sleep on time - it is so good! Shameless is a memoir written by Marilyn Churley, with the narrator for the audiobook being Ellen Davis. It is about the author's ex......more

While the story itself was solid, I definitely believe I would have enjoyed this more as an actual book or an ebook over the audio copy I received from NetGalley- I say this because it’s clear there are pictures in the book and the narrator says “image (description of image)” very often and it drove......more

A non-fiction book about a Canadian Member of Provincial Parliament for Ontario who fights through the system for change to disclosure laws for adoptees and birth parents. Along the way, she also shares her own story of giving up a son for adoption at birth when she was a young, unmarried woman. Appa......more

"Both a personal and political story, Shameless is a powerful memoir about a mother's struggle with loss, love, secrets, and lies and an adoption system shrouded in shame." I snagged this on NetGalley interested as an adoptee and adoption counselor. Marilyn Churley provides fascinating insight into C......more

Listened to the audiobook. I received a free Advanced Reading Copy via NetGalley in exchange for a complete and honest review. This was so beautiful!......more