My Bouquet of Kisses

Twins, Jan and Joe, have a childhood riddled with secrets. Bits and pieces of truth are unveiled in underhanded and at times accidental ways. Mom reveals that she's adopted them. Magically, their biological mother appears. Jan clings to hope, believing she has come to rescue them, but her dream becomes a nightmare as she is quickly disappointed. As teenagers, Mom makes the decision to leave sunny California. The great migration leads them to Pass Christian, Mississippi. The transition is met with mixed emotions as they attempt to create family bonds with their biological family in nearby New Orleans. J.D. Anderson lays out her unabashed memoir vividly capturing the emotions felt while enduring a childhood filled with abandonment and emotional and physical suffering. Uncertainty invades her world as she discovers she can't escape her past until she confronts it. A classic with emotional chills that soon turns into a tale of strength.